Early Life
What was Tut's birth name?
Tutankhaten
Who discovered Tut's tomb, and in what year?
Howard Carter. 1922.
Which organ was weighed against the feather of ma'at after you died?
Heart.
Who was Tut's father?
Akhenaten (previously known as Amenhotep IV)
Which room in Tut's tomb had painted walls, and what do they depict?
The Burial Chamber. Funeral scenes depicting Tut's transition to the afterlife.
Funerary rituals in ancient Egypt stemmed from the story of which Egyptian god?
Osiris.
What was the literal translation of Tut's birth name?
The living image of Aten
Name 3 clues that assisted in the finding of Tut's tomb.
Restoration Stela.
Artefacts such as cups bearing Tut's name found in shallow graves.
Tut's mummy was not on the list of 18th dynasty mummies found previously.
No ancient records of Tut's tomb being robbed or moved in antiquity.
Why was Tut embalmed twice, with two different resins?
He had died in the desert far away from his capital and so he was embalmed once shortly after his death, and then again upon arrival to his capital.
Ankhesenamun. She was his half sister (same dad, different mums).
Identify 4 techniques used by archaeologists to systematically excavate the interior of Tut's tomb.
Each artefact was given a reference number.
Photos were taken of all artefacts in situ.
Detailed records and sketches were taken of each artefact.
Each artefact was photographed by itself against a neutral background.
The process of mummification in ancient Egypt was recorded by which Greek historian?
Herodotus
In which city was Tut born, and where did he move the capital of Egypt back to after his succession?
He was born in Akhetaten (modern day Amarna, on the west bank of the Nile at Thebes). Tutankhamun moved the capital back to Memphis.
What information can historians learn about 18th century ancient Egypt from Tut's tomb?
Everyday life. Religious/burial beliefs and practices. Warfare. Leisure activities. The nature of mummification. Role of the Pharaoh.
Thanks to a deep analysis of Tut's remains, what conclusions have archaeologists come to regarding Tut's death?
He died far from his capital (embalmed twice). He fractured his femur days before his death. The fracture to his foot was not the sole cause of his death. His weak immune system and a severe case of malaria contributed to his early death.