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King Tut moved his residence to the administrative
capital Memphis and subsequently restored the Theban
palace of his father. At this point King Tut also issued
a decree which restored the images, temples as well
as privileges of the gods worshipped by Ancient Egyptian
religion before Akhetaton. Even so, King Tut did not
order persecution of the Akhenaton's god Aton. King
Tut decided to change his name within four years of
his accession to the throne. He was from then on known
as Tutankhamen.
In the 9th year as King, Tutankhamen
ordered the army to march to Syria in order to help
an old ally – Mitannian Kingdom in the north of
Syria. During this time, King Tut died unexpectedly
at the age of eighteen and is though to have been succeeded
by his chief advisor Ay.
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Prince Tut’s tomb in western
Thebes was intact until the year 1922 when the British
Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered and excavated
the tomb. Inside the small tomb of King Tut, his mummy
is placed in a nest of 3 coffins. The two outer coffins
are made of wooden frames with gold hammered on them.
The innermost coffin is made of solid gold. On top of
the head of King Tut was a spectacular golden mask portrait
as well as a large number of amulets and jewelry pieces.
The treasured of King Tut and his tomb are placed in
Cairo at the Egyptian Museum.
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