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Over a century after his discovery, this comprehensive biography of Tutankhamun explores a wealth of evidence, including archaeological and ancient textual sources, DNA analysis, and CT scanning, bringing to life a pharaoh who has remained elusive apart from his grandiose tomb treasures.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. The Empire at Its Height—From Thutmosis III to Amenhotep III; 2. Aten on the Horizon; 3. Life Under the Living Aten; 4. An Unlikely King is Born; 5. An Unhappy Childhood; 6. Unwinding in the Palace; 7. Unwrapping Tutankhamun; 8. Uncovering Tutankhaten’s First Steps as a King; 9. Unboxing in Memphis; 10. Being Tutankhamun; 11. Tutankhamun “Makes the Temples Festive With Offerings”; 12. Untimely Death; Chronology.
About the author
Martin Bommas is an Egyptologist and former Professor and Museum Director at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. He previously taught Egyptology at universities in Germany, Switzerland, Italy and the UK. Research fellowships include Harvard University (2013) and the John P. Getty Center, Los Angeles, USA (2016–17). He is the founding director of the Qubbet el-Hawa Research Project.
Summary
Over a century after his discovery, this comprehensive biography of Tutankhamun explores a wealth of evidence, including archaeological and ancient textual sources, DNA analysis, and CT scanning, bringing to life a pharaoh who has remained elusive apart from his grandiose tomb treasures.
