2007-08-11 07:20:16 · 7 answers · asked by SMX™ -- Lover Of Hero @};- 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
If you are speaking of the curse, it is more or less added for drama. Like in many other cases, a good mystery always makes things more interesting. Although a number of people, including a bird, died after the opening of the tomb the deaths were spread out over many years. If there were really curses then finding a tomb that had not been robbed would not be an exception. What made the finding of King Tut's tomb so amazing was that it had not been robbed. So many other tombs were robbed that the priests actually removed many of the Pharaoh's mummies and hid them away in a "mass" tomb later discovered by archaeologists.
The main mystery behind King Tut was how he died. Some have said it was murder, either through a physical assault or by poison. Recent research has also indicated another possibility. The Pharaoh's were expected to master certain skills in driving a chariot. Injuries to the body of King Tut are consistent with a serious fall from a chariot. If so it is possible that an infection caused by the injuries, specifically a severely broken bone in his leg, ended his life. As medical knowledge was somewhat limited back then infections were often fatal. The bad break that he would have suffered would probably have led to one or more infections and possibly a blood clot, each capable of ending his life.
One answer mentions an abcess tooth which is also possible. I have not heard of that but a recent show on the search for the mummy of a queen of Egypt used a tooth contained in a burial urn to identify her. They were able to match the tooth, which had part of the root missing, to the part of the tooth left in the mummies mouth. Based upon the tooth, they believe that she died from an infection due to an abcess in the tooth that had been pulled. When the tooth was pulled, the abcess broke and an infection spread through her body ultimately causing her death.
2007-08-12 13:21:21 · answer #1 · answered by Jeff H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is 3 main mysteries about king tut, most of tut's reign is a mystery, as is his birth parents, but the big mystery is about his death, no-one knows how he died. some say he died as a result of a hunting accident, an assassination by either his wife,Ankhesenpaaten, Ay (His advisor) or his chariot driver. I also heard a long time ago he may have also died of an abcess tooth! (Note to self, visit the dentist more often)
2007-08-11 15:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Christopher J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mysteries surrounding this boy king include his royal lineage, his exact age at the time of his death and the reason he died.
Tut’s lineage also has long been in question. It’s not clear if he is the son or a half brother of Akhenaten, the “heretic” pharaoh.
2007-08-11 14:39:32 · answer #3 · answered by aidan402 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really isn't that big of a mystery behind him, but there are a couple intriguing questions:
Who killed him? Why did he die so you and what was the motive for killing him?
and
What is with the 'curse'? Why do so many people who come into direct contact with his remains and treasures end up dying so soon and so tragically?
2007-08-11 14:34:27 · answer #4 · answered by John B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who was his hair dresser? That is the mystery that the tabloids want to know!
g-day!
2007-08-11 18:20:44 · answer #5 · answered by Kekionga 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmmm....well he was the pharoah of egypt..we dont know if he was assinated..or if he dies from pioson...we do know that her wife was actually in love with some other dude and married him after her died or assingtaed..he died/assignated at the age of 19. Well thats all I know..
2007-08-11 14:30:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how he died when he was only 18. And how his tomb curses some people and they die after touching the walls or something.
2007-08-11 14:52:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋