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| − | [[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The funeral mask of "King Tut."]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''' is one of the most-famous [[pharaohs]] of [[Ancient Egypt]], reigning from 1333-1324 [[B.C.]] He was the son of [[Amenhotep IV]] (also known as Akhenaton), who replaced the many Egyptian gods with one god, [[Aton]], the sun god. Tutankhamun restored the old [[polytheistic]] [[pagan]] religion. His tomb was discovered intact by [[Howard Carter]] in 1922, still filled with gold, virtually untouched by looters. | + | [[Image:Tut_mask.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The funeral mask of "King Tut."]]'''Tutankhamun''', or '''King Tut''' is one of the most-famous [[pharaohs]] of [[Ancient Egypt]], reigning from 1333-1324 [[B.C.]] He was the son of [[Amenhotep IV]] (also known as Akhenaton), who replaced the many Egyptian gods with one god, [[Aton]], the sun god. Tutankhamun restored the old [[polytheistic]] [[pagan]] religion. His tomb was discovered intact by [[Howard Carter]] in 1922, still filled with gold, virtually untouched by looters. |
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| + | '''King Tut''' died at a young age. | ||
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Revision as of 05:12, February 15, 2011
Tutankhamun, or King Tut is one of the most-famous pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, reigning from 1333-1324 B.C. He was the son of Amenhotep IV (also known as Akhenaton), who replaced the many Egyptian gods with one god, Aton, the sun god. Tutankhamun restored the old polytheistic pagan religion. His tomb was discovered intact by Howard Carter in 1922, still filled with gold, virtually untouched by looters.
King Tut died at a young age.