Monday, December 7, 2015

An In-Depth Insight On The King Tut Book

By Marci Nielsen


Egyptian history goes so deep that there is an entire subject on it called Egyptology. One of the ancient Pharaohs whose story played a leading role in the making of Egypts philosophical history is Tutankhamun. Born in 1341 B. C. E, the young boy was the 12th Pharaoh in the 18th Egyptian dynasty. While he may not have ruled for decades, his short regime was a legend. The young man commonly referred to as the king boy ruled fiercely bud died young having restored the traditional religious order in Egypt. The King Tut book gives an in-depth insight on the life of your legendary boy.

During the reign of Tut, the old ways of doing things was restored. One of the most significant was the traditional Egyptian religion which his father Amenhotep IV had laid behind. Tutankhamuns father was a powerful Pharaoh and restoring something he had attempted to diminish certainly got Tut ahead on history books.

The history of Tut was hardly documented. In fact, most of the facts about his life and days of power were revealed after 1922 when his tomb was discovered. The finding of his remains made it possible for historians with the help of scientists to unveil the story behind the supremacy of this young ruler.

When Tut was born, he was named Tutankhaten. The name meant the living image of Aten. At the time Egypt was in both political and social turmoil and Akhenaten, Tuts father advocated for the worship of one god Aten also known as the Sun disk. His aim may have been to deprive priests of power brought about by temple-based economy and instead shift the power to the local government officers and military commanders.

Tutankhamuns rule kicked in when the boy was only 9 years old. This was after Egypt has turned into a nest for the corrupt thanks to the power brought about by the religious transition. Because of Akhenatens obsession with turning Egypt from a polytheism community to a monotheistic one, aspects such as those of foreign and domestic affairs were overlooked and the county was literally in chaos.

Tut married immediately he came into power. His young bride Ankhesenamun was his step-sister. Together, they gave birth to two stillborn daughters. With all the religious uproars and chaos in the country, the people thought that their young ruler was cursed. This point however, has today been declared a fallacy.

Tutankhamun took over power when young. This called for the assistance of the Vizier who helped the young boy to control power. At the time the Vizier was a man named Ay, together with Tut, they restored polytheism and Tutankhatens name was changed into Tutankhamun meaning the living image of Amun.

Tutankhamuns system of diplomacy was successful, although during his time numerous battles were fought against the Nubians and also the Asiatics. He died at the age of 19 and was buried in the Valley of Kings. His body was mummified in accordance to the Egyptian traditional ways and laid to rest in a sealed tomb after seven days.




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