The statues of Tutankhamun are extremely valuable, and one of the most notable pieces in the Egyptian Museum is a sizable quartzite statue of the boy that measures 285 cm in height and 73 cm in width. Tutankhamun, a member of the 18th family and the contemporary state, is on exhibit in the museum’s 10 ground hall.
Around 1341 BC, King Tutankhamun was born in ancient Egypt. His father, Akhenaten, was a revolutionary pharaoh who attempted to concentrate Egyptian religion on the worship of the solar disc. Although Batet Al-Amarneh was able to carry out these measures without inciting a large-scale violent uprising, his views remained after his death.
Tutankhamun condemned the actions of his father in a painting found in Karnak, near the modern Luxor, which stated that Akhenaten’s religious revolution caused the gods to ignore Egypt and the youngest age of Tutankhamun when he took the throne strongly relied on advisers to make decisions.
Egypt’s Pharaoh Tutankhamun ruled there during 1332 BC.
Due to his youth and reliance on his advisors, the boy’s king’s name was changed from Tutankhamon to Tutankhamun and the word “Aten” was deleted in favour of “Amun,” the name of God. Al-Masry explains this transition, King Tut’s rejection of it, and the religious reforms made by Akhenaten, who intended to restore Egypt to its original beliefs by uniting all of its religions under the worship of one God.
statue of Tutankhamun.
View a sizable King Tutankhamun statue in the Egyptian Museum’s collection.
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