King Tut Research Paper
King Tutankhamun King Tutankhamun is commonly known as King Tut. King Tut became Pharaoh at age 9. He reined for 8 years, and died at the age of 17. King Tut died at such a young age that he didn't recieve his own pyramid. He, instead, got a tomb. His death mask was extremely rare. It was made of pure gold. After the discovery of King Tut's tomb, many terrible events occured. Many supersticious people believed it was "The Curse Of The Mummy." This "curse" began because Lord Carnarvon, the man who discovered King Tuts tomb, died shortly after. He became ill because a mosiquito bit him on the cheek and it was broke open and shortly after became infected. At the exact moment he had passed away, all the lights in Cairo went out. Media claimed that King Tut wanted revenge for
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Another incident that occured was the explorer and founder of the location of King Tut, Howard Carter's pet canary had been bitten by a cobra and shortly after died. Another story is that at two o'clock in the morning as Lord Carnarvon was dying, his pet dog howled and dropped dead as well. No one had put together the fact that it was ten years after he had discovered the mummy, that all of this occured, some call it coinscidence, some call it the curse of the mummy. Recent studies show that the logical reasoning behind "the curse" was bacteria on the wall. The bacteria could release air bourn cells causing a person to become ill. King Tut was born in 1343 BC. King Tut changed his name because of the pressure people were putting on him, they said his current name resembled a god, Amun, too much. His previous name was Tutankhaten, later changed to Tutankhamun. His father was the Heretic King.
Another incident that occured was the explorer and founder of the location of King Tut, Howard Carter's pet canary had been bitten by a cobra and shortly after died. Another story is that at two o'clock in the morning as Lord Carnarvon was dying, his pet dog howled and dropped dead as well. No one had put together the fact that it was ten years after he had discovered the mummy, that all of this occured, some call it coinscidence, some call it the curse of the mummy. Recent studies show that the logical reasoning behind "the curse" was bacteria on the wall. The bacteria could release air bourn cells causing a person to become ill. King Tut was born in 1343 BC. King Tut changed his name because of the pressure people were putting on him, they said his current name resembled a god, Amun, too much. His previous name was Tutankhaten, later changed to Tutankhamun. His father was the Heretic King.