2006-12-27 03:47:53 · 9 answers · asked by mb_polkadot 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Tutankhamen, was probably just a boy when he was crowned pharoah in the 18th Dynasty. He was still a teenager when he died of unknown causes and was entombed in the Egyptian Valley of Kings.
Tutankhamen's tomb was discovered in 1922 by Howard Carter. Over the next several years, Carter's expedition carefully uncoverd the riches within, including the gold mask above. A number of mysterious deaths that followed the opening of the tomb set off wild rumors of a mummy's curse.
Today, Tut is known to countless people the world over, in part because his is the only pharoah's tomb ever discovered intact. Tut's burial site had somehow escaped pillaging by grave robbers for over 3000 years. His mummy and its magnificent solid gold sarcophagus, along with wall paintings, furniture, weapons, games and other artifacts have survived to the present, giving us a unique glimpse at the trappings of an ancient pharoah.
bassically overall he was younge n died young to an unknow cause. the egyptians creatednew technology while trying to piece up his death
2006-12-27 04:08:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, first thing, is that he's titled Tutankhamun.
If the 'boy' king exists, he is (possibly) also the person responsible for changing Egyptian religion from the worship of multiple gods to the notion of worship of one god. But possibly not.
However, this is why Tut is so important. He represents the shift between socially-created religions and those which represent contemporary mores.
Bummer.
Paul (I really can explain what I'm talking about) Woods
Sorry. I'm adding this p.s. on Thursday, 28 December 2006, because a colleague indicated that my 'little joke' was in poor taste... The 'boy' Tutankhamun is famous for only one reason: his tomb's discovery in 1923 and subsequent media-hyped hysteria about the supposed curse against any who disturbed his rest.
Tutankhamun's parentage/provenance is still in doubt, as is his 'position' within Egyptian history. I supposed, wrongly, that everyone knew that he was a minor figure in the history of Egyptian dynasties.
"Je m'excuse." I really shouldn't have 'taken the mickey'.
Paul
2006-12-27 04:08:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually he wasn't that important. As a ruler, he was barely a blurb in their history books. He didn't rule for very long and he didn't have a huge impact on the empire. The reason he's so well known is because his tomb was discovered intact with most of his belongings. Tomb robbers had stolen most of the treasures from the other Pharohs's tombs. Since Tut was considered a minor Pharoh and didn't rule for that long, he was unable to commision a pyramid for himself. When he died, they buiried him in a small tomb. When it was discovered, it had been virtually untouched since Tut's death. No one had ever found treasures that were intact and in such vast quanities before.
2006-12-27 04:02:22 · answer #3 · answered by married2004 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Other than his being king, nothing. He became king as a boy and died early (I think he was 19). The discovery of this tomb was important archaeologically because it was pretty much intact and hadn't been robbed; but to the Egyptians themselves (at least the ancient ones), he wasn't a particularly important king.
2006-12-27 03:56:46 · answer #4 · answered by The Doctor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tutankhamen wasn't important to the Egyptians. He ascended while still a child and would have been tightly controlled by the resurgently powerful priests of Amun after his father Akenaten's failed attempts to install a monotheistic cult of Aten in the kingdom. He is famous primarily because his tomb wasn't robbed to the extent of other kings that have been found and it was possible to observe the royal artifacts still in place.
2006-12-27 06:02:02 · answer #5 · answered by hogi_bear99 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think he became more important to us than he ever was to the ancient Egyptians.
2006-12-27 05:49:44 · answer #6 · answered by mrfoamy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He wasn't. He became Pharaoh after a very turbulent time, reigned for only a very short time and was controlled by the courtiers. He really did very little. After his death, the main courtier, Ay became Pharaoh.
2006-12-27 04:12:05 · answer #7 · answered by Elizabeth Howard 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
they egyptians believed their pharaoh's were gods.
2006-12-27 03:55:14 · answer #8 · answered by rishathra7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
um... he was a rich young pharoh of egypt. and is name was tutancaman
2016-03-29 08:14:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋