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[[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|The funeral mask of Tutankhamun]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''', was a [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]]'s 18th dynasty who reigned from 1336-1327 [[B.C.]]. He was the son of either [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional [[polytheism]] with the monotheistic cult of [[Aten]], or of Smenkhkare, a brother of Akhenaten who briefly held the position of pharaoh in 1336. Tutankhamun restored polytheism and the cult of Amun. Tut named army commander [[Horemheb]] as his successor. However, Horemheb was away on campaign when Tut died unexpectedly. Ay, Tut's vizier, succeed him as pharaoh. In the 19th dynasty, Akhenaten, Smenkhkare, Tut, and Ay were all treated as illegitimate rulers. Their names are omitted from the Abydos king list an effort was made to remove all mention of them in records and on monuments. In 19th century, the history of this period was reconstructed by archeologists.

[[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|The funeral mask of Tutankhamun]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''', was a [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]]'s 18th dynasty who reigned from 1336-1327 [[B.C.]]. He is usually identified as the son of [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional [[polytheism]] with the monotheistic cult of [[Aten]]. Tutankhamun restored polytheism and the cult of Amun. Tut named army commander [[Horemheb]] as his successor. However, Horemheb was away on campaign when Tut died unexpectedly. Ay, Tut's vizier, succeed him as pharaoh. In the 19th dynasty, Akhenaten, his brother and successor Smenkhkare, Tut, and Ay were all treated as illegitimate rulers. Their names are omitted from the Abydos king list and effort was made to remove all mention of them in records and on monuments. In 19th century, the history of this period was reconstructed by archeologists.

Tut's tomb was discovered intact by [[Howard Carter]] in 1922, still filled with gold, virtually untouched by looters. In 2010, genetic testing established that mummy KV55, discovered in 1907, is Tut's father, and that mummy KV35Y ("the Younger Lady"), discovered in 1898, is his mother.

Tut's tomb was discovered intact by [[Howard Carter]] in 1922, still filled with gold, virtually untouched by looters. In 2010, genetic testing established that mummy KV55, discovered in 1907, is Tut's father, and that mummy KV35YL ("the Younger Lady"), discovered in 1898, is his mother. The two mummies are close relatives, probably brother and sister. They are usually identified as Akhenaten and Nefertiti, although some argue that they are Smenkhkare and Meritaten.

[[Category:Pharaohs]]

[[Category:Pharaohs]]