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When Carter discovered his tomb, Tutankhamen was probably the most famous
son-in-law in ancient Egypt's history. At the time of the excavation, archaeologists
believed the young pharaoh had married into the royal family through his union with
Ankhesenpaaton, the daughter of Nefertiti and Akhenaton, and became king in 1334 BC.(7)
Akhenaton was the first pharaoh to declare that his subjects worship one god, the Aten or
(Aton),(8)and he began the Amarna period of Egypt, which was marked by great discontent
Sources
(7) A.C. Mace. quoted in Wonderful Things: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976. xx.
(8) Nicholas Reeves. The Complete Tutankhamun. London: Thames and Hudson, 1990. 18.
(9) Mace, xx.
(10) Reeves, 24.
(11) Reeves, 24.
Tutankhamen Links National Geographic's Site on Tutankham
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Tutankhamen Web site--nice graphics
Picture Sources: Black and White photos taken by Harry Burton can be found in: Carter, Howard. The Tomb of Tutankhamen. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1927: 91. and the first picture as well as the plan are in Wonderful Things: The Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976: 2, xxviii.
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