Tutankhamen

(1343-1325 BC), Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, the son-in-law of Akhenaton, whom he succeeded. He became pharaoh at about the age of 9 and ruled until his death at about the age of 18. Peace was brought to Egypt during his reign as the worship of Amon, abandoned under Akhenaton, was restored and Thebes, the city sacred to Amon, was again made Egypt's capital. Although he was not an important king, Tutankhamen is well known today because his tomb, containing fabulous treasures, was found virtually intact by the British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon in 1922.

Suggested Reading:

• Tutankhamen - Life and Death of a Pharaoh ; by Christian Desroches-Noblecourt. Penguin Books (1963).
• Tutankhamen - Amenism, Atenism and Egyptian Monothism ; by Sir E.A. Wallis Budge. Bell Publishing Company (?).
• Chronicle of the Pharaohs - The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt ; by Peter A. Clayton. Thames & Hudson (1994).
• The Complete Tutankhamun ; by Nicholas Reeves, Thames & Hudson (1992).
• The Tomb of Tutankhamen ; by Howard Carter, Excalibur Books (1954; 1972).
• Tutankhamun-The Untold Story ; by Thomas Hoving, Simon & Schuster (1978).