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|name = Tutankhamun | |name = Tutankhamun | ||
|native = Hieroglyph-Tutankhamun.png | |native = Hieroglyph-Tutankhamun.png | ||
|image = ACO Tutankhamun render.png | |image = ACO Tutankhamun render.png | ||
|birth = c.1341 BCE | |birth = c.1341 BCE<br />[[Egypt|Kingdom of Egypt]] | ||
|death = c.1323 BCE | |death = c.1323 BCE<br />Kingdom of Egypt | ||
|species = [[Human]] | |species = [[Human]]}} | ||
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'''Tutankhamun''' (c. 1341 BCE – c. 1323 BCE) was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]], during the {{Wiki|Amarna Period}}. He was the son of [[Nefertiti]] and [[Akhenaten]], whom he eventually succeeded. | '''Tutankhamun''' (c. 1341 BCE – c. 1323 BCE) was a pharaoh of the {{Wiki|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth dynasty}} of [[Egypt]], during the {{Wiki|Amarna Period}}. He was the son of [[Nefertiti]] and [[Akhenaten]], whom he eventually succeeded. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Upon his ascension as pharaoh, Tutankhamun inherited his father's [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]], known to him as "the Aten"; the focus of Akhenaten's monotheistic religious worship, and a physical manifestation, of [[Aten (deity)|Aten]]. | Upon his ascension as pharaoh, Tutankhamun inherited his father's [[Akhenaten's Apple of Eden|Apple of Eden]], known to him as "the Aten"; the focus of Akhenaten's monotheistic religious worship, and a physical manifestation, of [[Aten (deity)|Aten]].<ref name="CotP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – ''[[The Curse of the Pharaohs]]''</ref> | ||
Instead of continuing his father's monotheistic beliefs, Tutankhamun instead decided to restore the old Egyptian gods to prominence and passed the artifact to the priests of [[Amun]], entrusting them to use it so as to maintain [[Ma'at]]; order and justice for the Egyptian people. | Instead of continuing his father's monotheistic beliefs, Tutankhamun instead decided to restore the old Egyptian gods to prominence and passed the artifact to the priests of [[Amun]], entrusting them to use it so as to maintain [[Ma'at]]; order and justice for the Egyptian people.<ref name="CotP" /> | ||
In 38 BCE Tutunkhamun's spirit, alongside those of his parents and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]] were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten. | In 38 BCE Tutunkhamun's spirit, alongside those of his parents and the Great Pharaoh [[Ramesses II]] were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the [[God's Wife of Amun]], [[Isidora]], who had possession of the Aten.<ref name="CotP" /> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Tutankhamun owned an | *Tutankhamun owned an [[Daggers of Tutankhamun|iron dagger]] made from a meteorite. | ||
*The full translation of Tutankhamun's name is ''Nesu bity (NebkheperuRa) Sa Ra (Tutankhamun)'', which reads in English as "King of Upper and Lower Egypt (The lordly manifestations of Ra) Son of Ra (The living image of Amun)." | *The full translation of Tutankhamun's name is ''Nesu bity (NebkheperuRa) Sa Ra (Tutankhamun)'', which reads in English as "King of Upper and Lower Egypt (The lordly manifestations of Ra) Son of Ra (The living image of Amun)." | ||
**Prior to his ascension to the throne Tutankhamun's name was Tutankhaten "(The living image of Aten)," in-line with his father's monotheistic worship of Aten. | **Prior to his ascension to the throne Tutankhamun's name was Tutankhaten "(The living image of Aten)," in-line with his father's monotheistic worship of Aten. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Individuals]] | [[Category:Individuals]] | ||
[[Category:Egyptians]] | [[Category:Egyptians]] | ||
[[Category:Ethnic Egyptians]] | |||
[[Category:Pharaohs of Egypt]] | [[Category:Pharaohs of Egypt]] | ||
[[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | [[Category:Individuals who held Pieces of Eden]] | ||
[[Category:Thutmosid dynasty]] | [[Category:Thutmosid dynasty]] | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 3 March 2019
Tutankhamun (c. 1341 BCE – c. 1323 BCE) was a pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, during the Amarna Period. He was the son of Nefertiti and Akhenaten, whom he eventually succeeded.
Biography
Upon his ascension as pharaoh, Tutankhamun inherited his father's Apple of Eden, known to him as "the Aten"; the focus of Akhenaten's monotheistic religious worship, and a physical manifestation, of Aten.[1]
Instead of continuing his father's monotheistic beliefs, Tutankhamun instead decided to restore the old Egyptian gods to prominence and passed the artifact to the priests of Amun, entrusting them to use it so as to maintain Ma'at; order and justice for the Egyptian people.[1]
In 38 BCE Tutunkhamun's spirit, alongside those of his parents and the Great Pharaoh Ramesses II were seemingly returned to the world of the living by the God's Wife of Amun, Isidora, who had possession of the Aten.[1]
Gallery
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Concept art of Tutankhamun
Trivia
- Tutankhamun owned an iron dagger made from a meteorite.
- The full translation of Tutankhamun's name is Nesu bity (NebkheperuRa) Sa Ra (Tutankhamun), which reads in English as "King of Upper and Lower Egypt (The lordly manifestations of Ra) Son of Ra (The living image of Amun)."
- Prior to his ascension to the throne Tutankhamun's name was Tutankhaten "(The living image of Aten)," in-line with his father's monotheistic worship of Aten.
Appearances
References