who was tut? what name did he take on and why?
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Tutankhamen's father was Akhenaten and grandfather was AmenothepIII. Akhenaten was a great king who introduced sun-worship or praying to Aten. Both Akhenaten and his father patronized the arts. During their rules art and architecture flourished in Egypt. Temples to the various gods of Egypt was also constructed during the rules of the grand-father and father of Tutankhamen. Tut was last heir of a powerful Egyptian dynasty. He was teenager when he died about 3,300 years ago. The reason to his early death still remains a mystery. Therefore, he is a matter of great interest.
The young Tutankhaten was considered to be a breath of relief after the mysterious ruler Akhenaten and then Smenkhkare. King Tut adopted the name Tutankhamun which is translated as the living image of Amun the god or his reincarnation on earth and oversaw the restoration of old ways.
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Tutankhamen's father was Akhenaten and grandfather was AmenothepIII. Akhenaten was a great king who introduced sun-worship or praying to Aten. Both Akhenaten and his father patronized the arts. During their rules art and architecture flourished in Egypt. Temples to the various gods of Egypt was also constructed during the rules of the grand-father and father of Tutankhamen. Tut was last heir of a powerful Egyptian dynasty. He was teenager when he died about 3,300 years ago. The reason to his early death still remains a mystery. Therefore, he is a matter of great interest.
The young Tutankhaten was considered to be a breath of relief after the mysterious ruler Akhenaten and then Smenkhkare. King Tut adopted the name Tutankhamun which is translated as the living image of Amun the god or his reincarnation on earth and oversaw the restoration of old ways.
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