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Smnthcldgsm · Guest

Can someone help me find out how King Tut died and who is thought to have killed him. I have to write a 10 pgae paper on King Tut's life and death

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Dark_Meryetamun_28 · Posted: Sun Feb 23, 2003 1:43 am Post subject:

Ok, here's the scoop. Tut was around 18 or 19 when he died, and here are the suspects:

Aye- he was Akhenaten's visier (2nd in command) Aye was old. He would never be pharoah for the same reason as Horemheb. He ended up being Pharoah after Tut.

Horemheb- the general. He pretty much took care of most of the military
junk. He had a good excuse to kill Tut. If Tut had kids, then he would probbly never be Pharoah. But, if he eliminated Tut, then Aye would rule, and Aye was so old, that Horemheb would live to be Pharoah. If Tut had kids, then they'd have kids, and Horemheb could kiss the throne good-bye. He ended up being Pharoah after Aye.

Ankhsunamun- Tut's wife. Most of us eliminate her because she was so unwilling to marry Aye, and she ended up sending a letter to Egypt's mortal enemies, the Hittites, asking one of their princes to marry her instead. If she was so unwilling to marry Aye, why would she kill Tut in the first place? By the way, the Hittite prince died on the way.

For more info, go to www.google.com and search. Also, there is a nice discussion in Queens of Egypt that talks about this.
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Smnthcldgsm · Guest

Thanx

Guest · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: King Tuts death

King Tut died with his young kids and it is so sad. Exclamation

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bribris_03@yahoo.com · Guest

you know... he wuz only 19 when he died! Shocked

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Guest · Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2003 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: king tut's death

Dark_Meryetamun_28 · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 2:23 am Post subject:

Um, Tut HAD no kids. After him, Aye ruled, and then Horemheb. If Tut had kids, then they would have ruled with Aye as a regent of some sort. Tut died before he could have kids.
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Akhenaten · Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:03 am Post subject:

Actually, Tutankhamen DID have kids. Two still-born daughters, whos mummies were buried in his tomb with him, each in their own little coffin. So technically he did have kids.
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