King Tut ruled for less than a decade, and when he died, his records were erased. Here are some interesting facts about King Tut mentioned below.
1. Tutankhamun wore orthopedic sandals
King tut had a clubbed foot, and he wore orthopedic sandals because of that, and he was buried with 130 walking sticks to help him. The sandals had images of his enemies, and he painted them because he would always trample on his foes.
2. Tutankhamun’s carpenters did a botched job
The carpenters never bothered to tidy up, Tutankhamun was buried within a nest of three golden coffins, but when they say it did not fit inside the stone sarcophagus, the coffins were too big and prevented the lid from closing. However, the carpenters cut the coffin’s toes in a hurry and left.
3. He loved ostrich hunting
King Tut hunted huge birds in the region of Heliopolis. He was buried with 42 alternating brown and white feathers of an ostrich when he passed away.
4. No one knows how the king died
An x-ray was done and found inter-cranial bone fragments. Moreover, the theory prompted that he was murdered with a blow to the head in 1968. Further, in 2013, some parts of the chest wall and ribs were missing, and it was concluded that he died in a chariot accident.
5. He was not always called Tutankhamun
His father named him Toutankhaton, but when he ascended to the throne, he changed his name to Tutankhamun.
6. The Egyptians didn’t call him Tutankhamun anyway
The last two names out of five were the most important, but Egyptians knew Nebkheperure.
7. He was surrounded by greedy political advisers
High-ranked political advisers took advantage of the boy king when his father died.
8. He married his half-sister
When Tutankhamun became king, he married Ankhesenpaaten, his half-sister. Tutankhamun had two daughters, neither of whom survived infancy.
9. Memory of his reign was destroyed after his death
King Tut’s death was an end to his bloodline because none of his daughters survived. King Horemheb went about tarnishing Tutankhamun’s legacy and replacing his name on many monuments with his name.
10. His DNA has helped a lot in identifying other mummies
Some discoveries were made after identifying King Tut and his DNA helped create a family tree spanning back four generations.
11. King Tut became pharaoh at age 9
King Tut assumed the position at the age of 9 because he was the right successor of his father, and he ruled for ten years. He is the youngest pharaoh to rule the ancient Egyptian empire.
12. King Tut had health issues
King Tut had a severe disease that left him disabled, and it was a bone disease.
13. King Tut’s tomb was robbed twice
Howard Carter found the tomb in shambles, and he concluded that the tomb was robbed twice, the first break-in took place shortly after he was buried, and the second time the intruders tunneled their way in again.
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