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TITLE: TUTANKHAMUN
GROUP MEMBERS:
 P.KABINEYA
 R.SIVAANI SRI
 T.THARSHINI DEVI
 R.PUNITHAMALAR
WHO IS KING TUTANKHAMUN?

 Born during ancient Egypt’s 18th Dynasty

 Also known as King Tut

 King Amenhotep IV, is Tut’s father

 Worship a sun god called the Aten.

 In honor of the sun deity, he changed his own name to Akhenathen

and named his son Tutankhaten
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 After the father’s death, Tut ascended to power

 Tut also changed his name to Tutankhamun, which meant the “living
image of Amun,” the Egyption god of the air

 He married a woman named Ankhesenamun

As king, Tut have participated in
i. religious ceremonies and festivals
ii. hunting trips
iii. riding horses and drive chariots
iv. trained in military skills

 But Tut didn’t have a lot of time to rule

 He died at age 18

 Experts not sure the cause of his death. It might caused by

--a mosquito illness
--bone disease
--an injury from chariot crash
A wall carving shows Tut's father, Akhenaten
(left), and his wife Nefertiti holding their
daughters as the family is blessed by the sun
god, Aten.

Tut himself still rests inside a

glass case in the burial chamber
King Tut’s riding chariot

King Tut’s body after death

 Let’s try the quiz now…
1) King Tutankhamun is also known as ___________.
2) They workship sun god named __________.
3) King Tutankhamun’s previous name was King _________.
4) Meaning of Tutankhamun is _____________
5) What’s the meaning of Amun?
______________.
 References
• https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/king-tutankhamun
• https://www.britannica.com/biography/
Tutankhamun
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