who killed king tut?

Answer 1

On March 8, 2005, Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass revealed the results of a CT scan performed on the pharaoh's mummy.The 2005 conclusion by a team of Egyptian scientists, based on the CT scan findings, confirmed that Tutankhamun died of a swift attack of gangrene after breaking his leg. After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, the Egyptian scientists found that the fracture in Tutankhamun's left leg most likely occurred only days before his death, which had then become gangrenous and led directly to his death. The fracture was not sustained during the mummification process or as a result of some damage to the mummy as claimed by Howard Carter

Answer 2

Tut was quite young when he eventually died, probably no more than 19. His death is still something of a mystery.
There is no definitive evidence that he was murdered. Recent CT scans have indicated that he suffered a broken leg some time before his death and there is a possibility that the wound became infected resulting in his death. Much of the suggestion of murder has revolved around a cranial fracture which has now been demonstrated to have been a post-mortem fracture, quite possibly occuring during the excavation in the 1920s or possible occuring during the mummification process.

Of course, there is the possibility of poison - and both the process of mummification and the exposure of the remains for the past few decades may make it very difficult to confirm this hypothesis.

Around roughly the same period (within a few years), records from the Hittite empire tell of a fairly serious plague in Western Asia - it is possible that it spread to Egypt as well. Again, depending on the disease, it would be difficult to confirm this hypothesis.

If Tutankhamun was murdered, the prime suspect is the vizier Ay who succeeded him. Whether Ay actually did the deed himself or simply arranged for it to happen remains in question, as does whether Tutankhamun was actually murdered. Regardless of the political situation at the time, Egytian kings were considered the earthly incarnation of the divine Horus - they were divine (the issue of divinity is far more nuanced and complicated, but this is not the place to go into it). This did not always prevent murder or conspiracy to commit murder at various periods of Egyptian history, but it is worth bearing in mind.

After his death, Ay became king. The fate of his queen, Akhensenamun is unclear. There is a fairly famous letter written by an unknown Egyptian queen to the king of the Hittites asking him to send her a son to marry, that she might make him king because she did not wish to marry one of her servants (a commoner) and have that man become king. The Hittite king took a little too long making his decision and when he finally did send one of his sons, the young man died, possibly possibly murdered by the Egyptians.
Many scholars believe that the unnamed queen was Akhesenamun.

She was eventually married to Ay, based on the evidence of a signet ring bearing both their names, and thereafter disappears from history.

Answer 3

CAIRO, Egypt – King Tut wasn't murdered by a blow to the head, nor was his chest crushed in an accident. But after ruling out those longtime theories, the most revealing tests ever performed on the boy pharaoh's mummy didn't solve the mystery of how he died.

The results of the high-tech CT scan released Tuesday raised one new possibility: It suggested that just days before his death, Tut might have badly broken his left thigh, puncturing the skin – an injury that could have caused a dangerous infection. But not everyone on the Egyptian-led team that pored over 1,700 CT images of Tut's body taken two months ago agreed with that theory. Some said the fracture could have occurred from mishandling when the mummy was discovered in 1922 in Luxor's Valley of the Kings.

"The mystery of his death will continue, but the case over whether he was (violently) murdered is closed....the study allowed him to rule out violent death, but left him with no idea how Tut died. Zahi Hawass, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said.

Hawass said Tut's death around 1323 B.C. was surprising considering he was only 19, appeared to be healthy and suffered no infectious diseases or major childhood malnutrition.

Answer 4

His murderer.

If he had been hit on the head, then there are a number of theories as to who was responsible: one popular candidate was his immediate successor Ay (other candidates included his wife and chariot-driver).

However, the 2005 conclusion by a team of Egyptian scientists, based on the CT scan findings, confirmed that Tutankhamun died of a swift attack of gangrene after breaking his leg. After consultations with Italian and Swiss experts, the Egyptian scientists found that the fracture in Tutankhamun's left leg most likely occurred only days before his death, which had then become gangrenous and led directly to his death. The fracture was not sustained during the mummification process or as a result of some damage to the mummy as claimed by Howard Carter. The Egyptian scientists have also found no evidence that he had been struck in the head and no other indication he was killed, as had been previously speculated.

Answer 5

King Tutankhamun was not murdered and may have died of complications from a broken leg, say researchers who hope the pharaoh will now be left alone.

Answer 6

He died in a car accident while riding with Princess Di.

Answer 7

The butler, in the library, with the candelabra.

Answer 8

.there are so many answers to that. i would buy a book about him to know all the theories

Answer 9

Nobody really knows

Answer 10

No one knows for sure.