The Tutancâmon Tomb was Intact discovery for over 100 yearsbecoming one of the most important discoveries of modern archeology. The finding of the intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, brought Revelations on Historythe way of life and the characteristics of ancient Egypt. But a point about King Tut’s life remains surrounded by mysteries: his death.
For decades, many speculated about Pharaoh’s death, and to this day the theme still causes archaeologists debate. However, there are some hypotheses currently accepted.
What is the cause of death?
A series of DNA tests made in 2010 revealed that Tutancâmon suffered from malaria and possibly a severe leg infection caused by an open wound. According to the researchers, this combination of problems may have led to their premature death.
The deficiency of locomotion and the mararic disease suffered by Tutancâmon are supported by the discovery of canes and a pharmacy of life after death in its tomb in its grave
Zahi Hawass, in the study published in Jama
However, this is not unanimous. In 2017, the Egyptologian researcher Sofia Aziz He suggested that Tutancamon may have died after injuring himself while driving a drunk carriage. It sounds like a crazy conclusion, but it has evidence.
Aziz said that, for example, the stock of wine found in the tomb may be an indication of his bohemian life. According to the researcher, he would have broken his leg while driving his carriage.
But this story is viewed with a lot of skepticism, as well as other hypotheses that involve, for example, that Pharaoh would have been murder by a blow to the head, which was never proven.
Today, despite the controversy, the most accepted version is even that of infection caused by the leg fracture, which would have led the Egyptian leader to death.
Who was Tutancamon?
Tutancâmon was a young Pharaoh who reigned about the Ancient Egypt During the eighteenth dynasty, between approximately 1332 BC and 1323 AC he is remembered for his early rise to the throne, assuming power at the age of nine. Like his climb to power, his death was also early and to this day is a source of debate. Recent theories suggest that a leg fracture combined with malaria may have contributed to his death.
Tutancâmon is probably the Pharaoh best known Ancient EgyptWhat is doing many thought that this is due to the importance of their reign, but despite the legacies left by Tut, their fame is due to another reason, which occurred centuries after his death.
Tutancâmon’s fame is because of the discovery of his tomb in 1922. The finding of the intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, brought revelations about history, the way of life and characteristics of ancient Egypt. But why only the Tut tomb brought these details?
Egyptian emperors had the habit of being “buried” with much of their belongings, including jewelry and a lot of gold. Over the centuries most of the tombs have been looted in ancient Egypt, but this has not happened to that of Tutancamon, which is still the only one found intact.
