Ruler
Tutankhamun
King of the Eighteenth Dynasty
c. 1336 – 1327 BCE
Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000).
Biography
He came to the throne as a child after the Amarna period, changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun, and in his reign the cult of Amun was restored. He died young and was not among the greatest kings, but his almost intact tomb made him the most famous.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
The king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun, signalling the return to traditional religion.
- Nicholas Reeves (1990) “The Complete Tutankhamun” Thames & Hudson, London