Death of King Tut

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The Mysteries Surrounding the Death of King Tutankhamen One of the biggest mysteries of ancient Egypt is the death of King Tutankhamen. King Tutankhamen is one of the best-known pharaohs, not for his reign, but rather for his tomb found in 1922 by Sir Howard Carter (Sayre, 2011 Custom Edition). The tomb was full of ancient artifacts and the body of Tutankhamen. Tutankhamen died at the age of 19 and the examination of his body found he had a broken leg and there was a fracture in his skull (Cohen, 2013). The fractures in the skull and his death at an early age have fueled many theories about his death. The two main theories are Tutankhamen was murdered or he died of natural causes. The oldest of these theories is he was murdered by one of his subjects. This theory is due in large part to the fracture found on his skull. Bob Brier, an Egyptologist from Long Island University, presents the theory that Ay, one of Tutankhamen’s advisors, murdered Tutankhamen to usurp the throne (King Tut One.com, 2013). Brier’s theory is based on a ring found in Cairo in 1931 that shows Tutankhamen’s wife, Ankhesenamun, and Ay married after his death (King Tut One.com, 2013). Brier theorizes Ay forced Ankhesenamun to marry him, which was the only way he could take the throne (King Tut One.com, 2013). Another reason this theory could be true is tablets were found that appear to be from Ankhesenamun asking the Hittites to send a son for her to marry (King Tut One.com, 2013). She was desperate to find a husband of royalty to marry (King Tut One.com, 2013). She did not want to marry a servant (King Tut One.com, 2013). The Hittites did send one of their sons to marry her, but he was assassinated on his way to Egypt (King Tut One.com, 2013). The other theory is Tutankhamen died of natural causes. Tutankhamen’s mummy was found with a broken leg and a skull fracture. Many

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