The Narrative Behind The King Tut Book

By Marci Nielsen


Egyptian history goes so deep that there is an entire subject on it called Egyptology. One of the ancient Pharaohs whose story played a leading role in the making of Egypts philosophical history is Tutankhamun. Born in 1341 B. C. E, the young boy was the 12th Pharaoh in the 18th Egyptian dynasty. While he may not have ruled for decades, his short regime was a legend. The young man commonly referred to as the king boy ruled fiercely bud died young having restored the traditional religious order in Egypt. The King Tut book gives an in-depth insight on the life of your legendary boy.

By tradition, Egyptians were polytheists. They worshiped many gods, but Amenhotep IV had another idea in store for them. What makes Tutankhamun a boy who made history is that he dared to demolish what his father had tried to build. As soon as he got into power, Egypt returned to the worship of many gods.

After the young ruler died, there was little left behind about him in terms of how he ruled, what he accomplished and how he lived. The discovery of his grave in 1922 led to numerous revelations that got the hard questions answered. Currently, there is rich data that explains the rule and also the life of the young Pharaoh.

When Tut was born, he was named Tutankhaten. The name meant the living image of Aten. At the time Egypt was in both political and social turmoil and Akhenaten, Tuts father advocated for the worship of one god Aten also known as the Sun disk. His aim may have been to deprive priests of power brought about by temple-based economy and instead shift the power to the local government officers and military commanders.

Tutankhatens begun his rule at the age of 9. At the time Egypt had become a hive of corruption because of all the chaos and power brought about by attempted religious transition. Akhenatens was obsessed with his mission of turning the people from polytheism to monotheism. Even though he may have won in this, his obsession made him overlook matters of domestic and foreign affairs.

Tut married Ankhesenamun his half-sister at the age of 9. They bore two daughters and both of them were stillborn. Given all that had happened, the people believed their Pharaoh was cursed. Revelations today have proven that this was not the case.

The age of Tut when he begun ruling over Egypt called for the assistance of a Vizier. This was the title given to the expert who would nurture the young king and provide guidance in regards to how to take command. Tutankhatens Vizier was named Ay. With his help, the old religious ways in Egypt were restored. In solidarity with this Tutankhatens name was changed into Tutankhamun, which meant the living image of Amun.

Tutankhamuns system of diplomacy was successful, although during his time numerous battles were fought against the Nubians and also the Asiatics. He died at the age of 19 and was buried in the Valley of Kings. His body was mummified in accordance to the Egyptian traditional ways and laid to rest in a sealed tomb after seven days.




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