Howard Carter Uncovers the Truth We've All Been Waiting For

Howard Carter was an English archeologist who was the first to find King Tut's tomb. On November 4, 1922, Carter and his group discovered the first step of a staircase that lead down to the entrance of King Tut's tomb. Scientists call this find, "the greatest archeological find in all of history." When Carter found the entrance to the tomb, he went inside to explore. Inside, he found King Tutankhamun's tomb, along with a huge room full of treasures. (jackpot!)When Howard Carter started examining the tomb, he saw that there were 3 different layers until the actual coffin. (jeeez!) All of the layers were made out of gold. When Carter finally got to the coffin, he was trying to get the lid of when he noticed it was glued on to the bottom. As Carter perservered, he eventually got the lid off and saw Tutankhamun. Along with King Tut, there was also walking stcks, pictures, little statues, and even another body in the coffin! (creepy!) Then, Carter was trying to gently take the body out when he found out it was glued to the bottom of the coffin. (those Egyptians were really trying to make things difficult!!) After very gently removing the glue, Carter started to do x-rays on Tut's body and discovered the rarest find in history.

The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun

King Tut died at the age of 18. (probably from old age, lol) His death is very mysterious because it happened so long ago and the remains of his body show very little evidence of anything. (darn) Anyway, there are several different opinions of how King Tut died, so I can't exactly tell you which theory is correct. (I know now you're dissapointed and I'm sorry!) Many people believe Tutankhamun died of a head injury. This would make sense because when his tomb was found, there was a dent in the left side of his head. This could have been done when the embalmers mummified him, though. It is also believed King Tut died of scoliosis. Scoliosis is a back disease where your spine grows crooked. (wierd!) He might have died of this disease, but that is pretty unlikely. Others believe King Tut died from an assasin. This would mean somebody killed him on purpose. Since Tutankhamun died of a sudden death, this could have happened. The most recent theory is he died of leg poisoning. It is believed he fell and broke his leg. When Egyptians were trying to cure him, they poisoned him. No one really knows how he died. It is all just a mystery. (oohweeoooh)

King Tut Takes Throne

It is believed that Tutankhamun took throne in 1333 B.C. as a young boy. As King Tut matured, he gained more powers and so therefore gained more respect. He took throne about 9 years after his father died. His original name was "Tutankhaten" but he changed it because he didn't want anything to do with his father's choices. King Tut's father was a pharoah and did things the Egyptians didn't appreciate. Therefore, Tutankhamun changed his name to simply just restart a relationship with the gods. King Tut's nickname is also known as, "The Boy King." Tutankhamun also reigned for eight years. That would be like electing our president for 2 terms in a row. Pretty impressive! King Tutankhamun also got married while he was ruling. He married Akhenaten and it is believed that they had a very good relationship and were very close to each other. (Ooohhh!)

King Tut was Worshipped as a True God

Tutankhamun was definitely worshipped as a true god. His name meant, "Blessed of Aten." So even his long name wasn't just coincidental. Ever since Tutankhamun became king at the age of about 9-16, (no one really knows) he was worshipped all throughout Egypt. King Tut was also born during the reign of Akhenaton, the most controversial of all Egyptian pharoahs. (again, pretty coincidental) One of the laws in Egypt also talks about consequences for taking the gods for granted. (shame on you!) Tutankhamun's cartouche said, "Tutankhamun, ruler of Heliopolis in Upper Egypt." So does this mean he was only ruler in Upper Egypt? No, King Tut was ruler of all Egypt, but was worshipped and lived mostly in Upper Egypt. When King Tut's tomb was found, he became know as, "the most famous symbol of the mysterious rites, practices, and life-styles of the ancient Egyptians." So even today, we still worship him. (obviously not like the Egyptians did or anything!)

Tutankhamun's Significance To the Egyptians

You might look at my heading and think, "King Tut... significant?" Well the truth is Tutankhaman was very significant to the Egyptians. During the time that he ruled, he visited many different places in Egypt. When he went to those other places, he would bring back with him precious items, such as spices and gold. Yeah, wooh spices! But the truth is, Egyptians had very few spices back in those times. Also, in King Tut's Restoration Inscription, the King describes his donations to the Temple of Karnak precious and rare. I know, you might be thinking, "What in the world is a Restoration Inscription?" Well, I'm getting there. A Restoration Inscription is sort of like a special project people do to help the community. King Tut obviously cared a lot about Ancient Egypt at the time he ruled.

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