Tutankhamun (King Tut)

Tutankhamun — 'King Tut' — is the boy pharaoh at the heart of the essay. He came to the throne as a very young child under the name Tutankhaten, then changed it to Tutankhamun ('living image of Amun') as he restored the old religion his predecessor Akhenaten had overturned. He was the last heir of a dynasty that had ruled Egypt for centuries, reigned only about nine years, and died unexpectedly in his late teens, more than 3,300 years ago. …