Profile: Tutankhamun The Boy King Part One

Tutankhamun was the son of Akhenaten (formerly Amenhotep IV) and one of Akhenaten’s sisters, or perhaps one of his cousins.  As a prince he was known as Tutankhaten. He ascended to the throne in 1333 BC, at the age of nine or ten, taking the throne name Nebkheperure. His wet-nurse was a woman called Maia, known from her tomb at Saqqara.

When he became king, he married his half-sister, Ankhesenpaaten,

who later changed her name to Ankhesenamun. They had two daughters, both stillborn. Computed tomography studies released in2011 revealed that one daughter died at 5–6 months of pregnancy and the other at 9 months of pregnancy. No evidence was found in either mummy of congenital anomalies or an apparent cause of death.

Tutankhamun was slight of build, and was roughly 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall.  He had large front incisors and the overbite characteristic of the Thutmosid royal line to which he belonged.

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