The Unknown Tutankhamun
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The Unknown Tutankhamun

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The Unknown Tutankhamun

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The reign of Tutankhamun was of major significance in the history of ancient Egypt. Following Howard Carter's discovery of the king's tomb in 1922, the story of the boy who became Pharaoh, died young and was buried in splendor at the height of Egyptian civilization captivated generations. But there exists a wide discrepancy between that saga and what scholarship has discovered in the last few decades about Tutankhamun's reign. A truer story is revealed, not by objects from his tomb, but by statuary, reliefs, paintings, and architecture from outside the Valley of the Kings. Marianne Eaton-Krauss, a leading authority on the boy king and the Amarna Period, guides readers through the recent findings of international research and the relevant documentation from a wide variety of sources, to create an accessible and comprehensive biography. Tracing Tutankhamun's life from birth to burial, she analyzes his parentage, his childhood as Prince Tutankhaten, his accession and change of name to Tutankhamun, his role in the restoration of the traditional cults and his own building projects, his death and burial, and the attitudes of his immediate successors to his reign. Illustrated with color and black-and-white images, the book includes extensive endnotes and selected bibliography, which will make it essential reading for students and scholars as well as anyone interested in Tutankhamun.

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Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2015
ISBN
9781472575623
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Egyptian Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 Prince Tutankhaten
  8. 2 King Tutankhaten
  9. 3 Tutankhamun and the Restoration
  10. 4 Statues for Amun
  11. 5 Tutankhamun’s Building Projects
  12. 6 Tutankhamun’s Funerary Temple, his Tomb, and the Sarcophagus Found in It
  13. 7 Tutankhamun’s Death and Burial
  14. Epilogue
  15. Map with Sites Mentioned in the Text
  16. Chronology
  17. Abbreviations
  18. Notes
  19. Selected Bibliography
  20. Illustration Sources
  21. Index
  22. Copyright
  23. Plate Section