The Unknown TutankhamunBloomsbury Publishing, 2015 M12 17 - 224 pages Following the discovery of Tutankhamun'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 scholars have learned in the past few decades about the king's reign and its major significance for the history of Egypt. 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. |
Contents
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2 King Tutankhaten | 17 |
3 Tutankhamun and the Restoration | 33 |
4 Statues for Amun | 53 |
5 Tutankhamuns Building Projects | 69 |
6 Tutankhamuns Funerary Temple his Tomb and the Sarcophagus Found in It | 87 |
7 Tutankhamuns Death and Burial | 103 |
Epilogue | 119 |
Map with Sites Mentioned in the Text | 123 |
Chronology | 125 |
Abbreviations | 127 |
Notes | 129 |
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Illustration Sources | 165 |
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