Nine
years old he ascended to the throne as the pharaoh who holds a prominent
position in the history of Egypt. Not because of his power or greatness,
but for the mere fact that his grave was the only one that was not exposed
to robbery. Tutankhamen reigned 1300 BC almost a decade as a marionette
of the priests.For
a long time
it was believed that Tutankhamen died from tuberculosis at a very young
age. Modern X-ray technology shows a wound on the right backside of the
skull. The priests may have been in such a hurry they could not await his
tuberculosis, but had to strike him dead. In that case his own Prime Minister
murdered Tutankhamen before he reached the age of 20. His slayer was audacious
enough to put his own cartouche, signature, on one of the grave chamber
walls.Addition 10th June 2005: Was he really murdered? >>.
First published: Monday 20th May, 1996.
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