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Tutankhamun c. 1336–1327 BC

Tutankhamun became king at about nine and died at about nineteen. He brought back the old gods after Akhenaten. His tomb, found almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922, held his famous gold mask.

Throne name: Nebkheperure

nb-ḫprw-rꜥ: “Lord of forms is Ra”

Sign by sign

  1. Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra; day.
  2. Scarab beetle L1ḫpr To become, to come into being.
  3. Plural strokes Z2 Marks a plural.
  4. Basket V30nb Lord; all, every.
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Birth name: Tutankhamun, ruler of Upper Egyptian Heliopolis

twt-ꜥnḫ-imn ḥqꜣ-iwnw-šmꜥ: “Living image of Amun”

Sign by sign

  1. Flowering reed M17i The sound i.
  2. Game board Y5mn To remain, to endure (as in Amun).
  3. Ripple of water N35n The sound n; also means 'of, to'.
  4. Bread loaf X1t The sound t; also the feminine ending.
  5. Quail chick G43w The sound w; also a plural ending.
  6. Bread loaf X1t The sound t; also the feminine ending.
  7. Ankh S34ꜥnḫ Life; to live.
  8. Crook S38ḥqꜣ Ruler; to rule.
  9. Column O28iwn Pillar; Heliopolis.
  10. Flowering sedge M26šmꜥ Upper (southern) Egypt.
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Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).