History UsefulNotes / Tutankhamun

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Tutankhamun came to power after a brief and confused interregnum under two ephemeral pharaohs; Smenkhkara and Neferneferuaten - or possibly Neferneferuaten and Smenkhkara - who were the immediate successors of the Heretic Pharaoh UsefulNotes/{{Akhenaten}}. Tutankhamun's Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right again. He moved the capital back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died without issue. It�s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn't killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to claim he was anyway. He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting, as well as malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.

Tutankhamun was an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh of the Egyptian New Kingdom most famous for his luxurious tomb, which was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. As an actual Pharaoh, his successes are debatable: since he came to the throne aged nine, how much of his actions were his, and how much were those of his officials? He died at 18, after only nine years of rule, so he didn�t have time to do all that much.

Tutankhamun came to power after a brief and confused interregnum under two ephemeral pharaohs; Smenkhkara and Neferneferuaten - or possibly Neferneferuaten and Smenkhkara - who were the immediate successors of the Heretic Pharaoh UsefulNotes/{{Akhenaten}}. Tutankhamun's Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right again. He moved the capital back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died without issue. It�s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn�t killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to claim he was anyway. He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting, as well as malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.

Tutankhamun was an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh of the Egyptian New Kingdom most famous for his luxurious tomb, which was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. As an actual Pharaoh, his successes are debatable: since he came to the throne aged nine, how much of his actions were his, and how much were those of his officials? He died at 18, after only nine years of rule, so he didn’t have time to do all that much.

Tutankhamun came to power after a brief and confused interregnum under two ephemeral pharaohs; Smenkhkara and Neferneferuaten - or possibly Neferneferuaten and Smenkhkara - who were the immediate successors of the Heretic Pharaoh UsefulNotes/{{Akhenaten}}. Tutankhamun's Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right again. He moved the capital back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died without issue. It’s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn’t killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to claim he was anyway. He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting, as well as malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.

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* ComicBook/{{Tintin}}: The story of the supposed ''curse'' of Tutankhamun inspired the plot of two albums: ''Recap/TintinCigarsOfThePharaoh'', which takes place in Egypt, and ''Recap/TintinTheSevenCrystalBalls'' in which seven archeologists who discovered the mummy of an Inca king all fall victim to something that is suspected to be a ''curse''.

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* In Series/KamenRiderGhost, he appears as one of the [[MacGuffin 15 Heroic Eyecons]]. His Eyecon is often used by the SecondRider, Kamen Rider Specter.

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* The FleischerStudios ''{{Superman}}'' cartoons had the episode "The Mummy Strikes", revolving around a supposedly cursed egyptian mummy of the pharao King Tush. For some reason, they didnt use the real King Tut's name, but its clearly intended to be him.

* Series/{{Batman}}: The main villain.

* DatedHistory: It was long thought that Ay killed Tut, but evidence shows that he probably died from a broken leg that got infected, and he also had malaria. Despite this, many works say he was murdered because it makes for a better story. He was also originally assumed to have been a pretty irrelevant pharaoh, on account of his young age and brief reign. This was before it became clear that his reign came at a pivotal time in Egyptian history. While he didn't have time to do a lot before his death, Tutankhamun still presided over the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion. Tutankhamun has been portrayed as the half brother or the son of Akhenaten but DNA evidence suggests he was in fact a nephew, being the son of Akhenaten's ephemeral successor and brother Smenkhkara and one of their sisters. Originally the many depictions of Tutankhamun hunting and chariot driving were taken on their face value giving an impression of a healthy, physically active youth. Careful examination of his mummy has detracted from this image showing him to have been a lame and rather frail youngster.

Tutankhamun came to power after a brief and confused interregnum under two ephemeral pharaohs; Smenkhkara and Neferneferuaten - or possibly Neferneferuaten and Smenkhkara - who were the immediate successors of the Heretic Pharaoh Akhenaten. Tutankhamun's Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right again. He moved the capital back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died without issue. It’s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn’t killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to claim he was anyway. He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting, as well as malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.

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* Virtually ever {{Mummy}} film is inspired by the so-called ''Curse of Tutankhamun'', going from ''Film/TheMummy1932'' to ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'' until the 1999 ''Film/TheMummyTrilogy''.

* {{Tutenstein}}: As the main character.

* DatedHistory: It was long thought that Ay killed Tut, but evidence shows that he probably died from a broken leg that got infected, and he also had malaria. Despite this, many works say he was murdered because it makes for a better story. He was also originally assumed to have been a pretty irrelevant pharaoh, on account of his young age and brief reign. This was before it became clear that his reign came at a pivotal time in Egyptian history. While he didn't have time to do a lot before his death, Tutankhamun still presided over the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion.
Tutankhamun has been portrayed as the half brother and the son of Akhenaten but DNA evidence suggests he was in fact a nephew, being the son of Akhenaten's ephemeral successor and brother Smenkhkara and one of their sisters. Originally the many depictions of Tutankhamun hunting and chariot driving were taken on their face value giving an impression of a healthy, physically active youth. Careful examination of his mummy has detracted from this image showing him to have been a lame and rather frail youngster.

* DatedHistory: It was long thought that Ay killed Tut, but evidence shows that he probably died from a broken leg that got infected, and he also had malaria. Despite this, many works say he was murdered because it makes for a better story. He was also originally assumed to have been a pretty irrelevant pharaoh, on account of his young age and brief reign. This was before it became clear that he had been the successor and nephew or son of Akhenaten, meaning that however brief, his reign came at a pivotal time in Egyptian history. While he didn't have time to do a lot before his death, Tutankhamun still presided over the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion.

Tutankhamun came to power after his father Akhenaten’s Amarna Period, and his Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right again. He moved the capital back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died without issue. It’s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn’t killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to claim he was anyway. He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting, as well as malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.

* DatedHistory: It was long thought that Ay killed Tut, but evidence shows that he probably died from a broken leg that got infected, and he also had malaria. Despite this, many works say he was murdered because it makes for a better story. He was also originally assumed to have been a pretty irrelevant pharaoh, on account of his young age and brief reign. This was before it became clear that he had been the successor and probable son of Akhenaten, meaning that however brief, his reign came at a pivotal time in Egyptian history. While he didn't have time to do a lot before his death, Tutankhamun still presided over the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion.

* [[{{Mummy}} Curse Of The Mummy]]: In 1922 an UrbanLegend about the ''curse'' of Tutankhamun evolved, as several archeologists who had been present when the grave was discovered all died within the span of a few years in mysterious circumstances. This made Tutankamon even more infamous in popular culture and inspired several ''Mummy rising from his grave'' stories, including the 1932 film'' Film/TheMummy1932'' with Creator/BorisKarloff. Needless to say, most of the ''mysterious'' deaths could be easily explained as coincidence and/or other circumstances not directly related to the opening of the tomb. And some people who helped discover the tomb or merely visited it lived to have long lives, including Howard Carter the one who opened the coffin first.

* "King Tut" by Steve Martin.

* HistoryMarchesOn: It was long thought that Ay killed Tut, but evidence shows that he probably died from a broken leg that got infected, and he also had malaria. Despite this, many works say he was murdered because it makes for a better story. He was also originally assumed to have been a pretty irrelevant pharaoh, on account of his young age and brief reign. This was before it became clear that he had been the successor and probable son of Akhenaten, meaning that however brief, his reign came at a pivotal time in Egyptian history. While he didn't have time to do a lot before his death, Tutankhamun still presided over the restoration of traditional Egyptian religion.

* "Tutankhamen" by ''{{Nightwish}}''.

!!Relevant Tropes:

* AChildShallLeadThem: He was nine when he came to the throne.
* AncientEgypt: Obviously.
* BrotherSisterIncest: Akhensenamun, his wife, may have been his half-sister. Or his first cousin depending on whether Tut was the son of Akhenaten or of Akhenaten's brother Smenkhkara.

* EvilChancellor: Ay, his vizier. It was originally thought that Ay murdered him, but subsequent examinations of his body makes this unlikely.
* HistoricalBeautyUpdate: Tutankhamun had an overbite, a slight cleft palate, and a club foot, and was probably not what we'd call handsome. You'd never know it from his funeral mask, though.

* IHaveManyNames: As all pharaohs did, had five different pharaonic names.
* {{Irony}}: Tut died young as pharaoh and was part of a dynasty that was quickly discredited. As a result, he becomes utterly forgotten among the Egyptians... especially the tomb robbers, who overlooked his paltry little hole and went for the pharaohs that had more valuables. JumpCut to the 20th century, when archaeologists uncover Tut's mostly intact tomb and all the historic wonders inside. As a result, King Tut is one of the most recognized pharaohs of our day.
* {{Mummy}}: Tut is most famous for his tomb: while all the others were robbed in antiquity, his was [[strike:robbed]] uncovered in the 20th century by Howard Carter.
* RetCon: When Seti I drew up his Abydos kinglist, Tut (along with his father Akhenaten and his successor, Ay) was missing. Instead, Horemheb's reign began after the death of Amenhotep III (the predecessor of Akhenaten, and Tut's possible grandfather).
* RoyalDecree: The Restoration Stela.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Tutankamon? Tutankhamun? Tutankhaten? Tuthankamun? Toetankamon? King Tut? His name is spelled differently in many texts, also in many languages.
* SuddenNameChange: Changed his name to Tutankhamun from Tutankhaten when he changed Egypt's religion. (We know because artefacts in his tomb sometimes have both names.)
* TangledFamilyTree: Married his half-sister, and recent [=DNA=] tests prove he is the product of BrotherSisterIncest.

Tutankhamun was an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh most famous for his luxurious tomb, which was discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. As an actual Pharaoh, his successes are debatable: since he came to the throne aged nine, how much of his actions were his, and how much were those of his officials? He died at 18, after only nine years of rule, so he didn’t have time to do all that much.

Tutankhamun was an 18th Dynasty Pharaoh most famous for his tomb, which was discovered by Howard Carter. As an actual Pharaoh, his successes are debatable: since he came to the throne aged nine, how much of his actions were his, and how much were those of his officials? He died at 18, after only nine years of rule, so he didn’t have time to do all that much.

Tutankhamun came to power after Akhenaten’s Amarna Period, and his Restoration Stela proclaims how he returned the old gods to Egypt and put things right. He moved the capital city back to Thebes, restored temples, had a few wars, and then died. It’s been shown through modern investigations that he probably wasn’t killed by his vizier, Ay, but a lot of media likes to say he was anyway. (He was probably killed by complications arising from an injury he got in a chariot accident while hunting and malaria. There's also speculation that he had temporal lobe epilepsy.)

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Tutankhamun was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh most famous for his tomb, which was discovered by Howard Carter. As an actual pharaoh, his successes are debated: since he came to the throne aged nine, how much of his actions were his, and how much were those of his officials? He died at 18, after only nine years of rule, so he didn’t have time to do all that much.

He is the only pharaoh popularly known by a nickname: "King Tut".

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* {{Mummy}}: Tut is most famous for his tomb: while all the others were robbed in antiquity, his was robbed in the 20th century by Howard Carter.