Subject: Tutankhamen: Fact or Fiction?
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Sep 27 15
Let's talk about Tutankhamen, one of Ancient Egypt's most famous rulers.
Posted by: ElusiveDream
Date: Sep 27 15
Let's talk about Tutankhamen, one of Ancient Egypt's most famous rulers.
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daver852 
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There's very little agreement on what caused Tut's death. There are signs of severe trauma to his mummy, and his heart was missing, so he almost certainly died a violent death. But just what it was is anyone's guess. There is zero chance that Nefertiti was his mother. If she had been, the remains at Amarna would have told us. Reply #21. Jul 30 16, 6:14 PM |
Mixamatosis
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I agree it's speculation but they had some pathology experts etc who could say what damage occurred before death and what did not so that was helpful in reducing possibilities. As for the heart being removed, I'm pretty sure that happened to all Pharaohs as part of the mummification process. Some vital organs such as the heart were taken out of their bodies and put in canopic jars and stored in the tombs. The body was shattered in so many places including damage to the skull but the pathologist could tell that happened after death. Apparently his mask and chestplate was glued to his body and the archaeologists damaged the body getting them off it. Reply #22. Jul 31 16, 2:37 PM |
Creedy
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If he had been buried in a hurry, with all that damage to his body, he may have been killed in the middle of a war, and they didn't have time to do it properly. Reply #23. Oct 04 16, 4:22 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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Apologies Daver, I looked it up and it says the heart was not placed in canopic jars but left in the body, as Egyptians believed it was the site of the soul. Reply #24. Feb 15 19, 3:50 AM |
UmberWunFayun
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Maybe his heart was taken to be weighed by Anubis........ Reply #25. Feb 16 19, 1:53 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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Ha ha Umber. That's what their PR man probably said. Reply #26. Feb 16 19, 2:01 AM |
| daver852
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I have heard of a new theory that explains a lot of the strange things about the condition of Tut's mummy. It speculates that Tut was killed in battle somewhere far from Egypt, and his body had to be hastily prepared for transfer back to Egypt by amateurs on the battlefield. He might have been run over by an enemy chariot. That could explain the broken ribs, missing heart, etc. Reply #27. Feb 17 19, 3:30 PM |
THartmann9374
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I believed it is a fact. Reply #28. Sep 10 19, 12:55 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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Daver, I'd heard that too. Seems quite likely from the evidence produced. Reply #29. Sep 16 19, 11:24 AM |
johnnycat777
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I have read a few times which has not been mentioned here the running theory that his uncle acted as Pharaoh while he was a boy then had him killed to keep power around the time he would take over at age 18. Newer evidence seemed to suggest the boy king had a clubbed foot, curved spine as well as other maladies that suggested he was born of incest making it unlikely he ever saw battle. Nefertiti is believed to be mother-in-law to King Tut but her tomb has not been discovered so not 100 percent. Who knows what might come out of it if found. Reply #30. Oct 26 19, 10:20 PM |
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