(ORDO NEWS) — Pharaoh Tutankhamun remains known all over the world to this day. He was part of the XVIII dynasty of rulers of ancient Egypt. The reign of the pharaoh took place in 1334-1324 BC.
It was he who was the youngest ruler who died at a young age. It is worth noting that Tutankhamun ascended the throne when he was only 9 years old. Scientists believe that at birth he was given a completely different name.
Tutankhamun’s tomb was found in 1922 by archaeologist Howard Carter. She was in the Valley of the Kings. The tomb was filled with a huge amount of various artifacts and numerous treasures. For a hundred years, archaeologists from different countries have been doing everything possible to find out the secrets of the young ruler’s life.
Tutankhamen began to rule Ancient Egypt after the death of his father, Pharaoh Akhenaten. During his reign, Akhenaten ordered only the god Aten to be worshiped and made him the main deity of the ancient Egyptians. After he died, this cult was abolished. At the same time, the name of God is directly related to Tutankhamen.
Egyptologist Joyce Tyldesley notes that the boy was actually named Tutankhaten when he was born. This name was translated as “the living embodiment of the Aten.”
Parents named their child so only because they themselves worshiped exclusively the god Aten. After the cult of the Aten was abolished, the ancient Egyptians began to worship the god Amun. As a result, this young ruler was immediately renamed and began to be called Tutankhamun.
If you dig even deeper, then in fact the pharaoh had five names and each of them described exactly what connection he had with different gods. The tomb of the ruler mentions such names as Nebkheperare and Tutankhamen. The first name is translated as “Ra, the god of the Sun – the lord of phenomena.”
A huge number of secrets are connected with the young pharaoh. For example, experts cannot say with certainty why his tomb is so small, especially when compared with the burial places of other rulers. Some scholars suggest that it was less likely to be plundered this way.
Howard Carter noted that inside the tomb does not at all correspond to the status of the pharaoh. The paintings are of poor quality, which distinguishes it from other tombs. Recent studies have shown that the burial was closed before the paint had dried.
This indicates that the artists were in a great hurry. Some experts are sure that they simply did not have time to betray the desired type of tomb due to the fact that the pharaoh died too early – at the age of 19.
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