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All About Egypt

All About Egypt. James Allen.

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All About Egypt

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  1. All About Egypt James Allen

  2. Tutankhamun (alternately spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amon), Egyptiantwt-ˁnḫ-ı͗mn, approx. [təwaːt ʕaːnəx ʔaˈmaːn]; 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptianpharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c.1333 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence AMUN Role: A god of the creation of the earth; the patron god of Thebes; and the king of all the gods of Egypt Appearance: Form of a man, wearing crown with the sun disc and double feather plumes. Sometimes shown with blue skin. Sacred animals: ram, goose Center of worship: Thebes Relations with other gods: husband of Amaunet in early mythology; part of the Triad of Thebes in later mythology (husband to Mut, father to Khonsu)

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