Hum 111
Assignment 1
King Tut Death
Monica Callahan
HUM 111
Professor Johnathan Pedrone
May 4, 2015
There are so many ways King Tut could have died. Some people are saying he was murdered and some say he died from an injury. The book of Sayre said, “at the time of Tut’s death, the last judgment was routinely illustrated in Books of Going Forth by Day (also known as Books of the Dead), collections of magical texts or spells buried with the deceased to help them survive the ritual of judgment” (Sayre, 2012, p.88).
Most people think that King Tut was murdered but I see in an online magazine that King Tut died from a broken and infected leg. “It’s official: King Tutankhamen’s death was caused by a badly broken and infected leg, refuting murderous theories about the famous pharaoh’s demise 3,300 years ago, according to Egyptian radiologists” (Hayes, 2006). Everyone believed that King Tut was killed by a blow to the back of his head, “however recent medical imaging of the mummy refutes this widely accepted theory, present today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North American” (2006). They said King Tut did not experience any violence during his death. Another theory is saying that King Tut was murdered by Ay because he wanted the throne. “It was said that Ay killed King Tut out of greed; Ay knew that by killing King Tut he would inherit the throne and became pharaoh” (King Tut one, 2005). It was said that Ay killed King Tut by a blow to the back of the head. “What also makes this story interesting is that a crack was found on the base possibly indicating that King Tut was indeed murdered” (2005). Bob Brier an Egyptologist revealed that after Ay murdered King Tut, he force Ankhesenamun to marry him some could get the throne. “Brier believes Ay forced Ankhesenamun to marry him because if she did not, Ay would not have been able to inherit the throne” (2005).
The theory that I chose to be the best one to explain the mystery id that King Tut died from a
King Tut Death
Monica Callahan
HUM 111
Professor Johnathan Pedrone
May 4, 2015
There are so many ways King Tut could have died. Some people are saying he was murdered and some say he died from an injury. The book of Sayre said, “at the time of Tut’s death, the last judgment was routinely illustrated in Books of Going Forth by Day (also known as Books of the Dead), collections of magical texts or spells buried with the deceased to help them survive the ritual of judgment” (Sayre, 2012, p.88).
Most people think that King Tut was murdered but I see in an online magazine that King Tut died from a broken and infected leg. “It’s official: King Tutankhamen’s death was caused by a badly broken and infected leg, refuting murderous theories about the famous pharaoh’s demise 3,300 years ago, according to Egyptian radiologists” (Hayes, 2006). Everyone believed that King Tut was killed by a blow to the back of his head, “however recent medical imaging of the mummy refutes this widely accepted theory, present today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North American” (2006). They said King Tut did not experience any violence during his death. Another theory is saying that King Tut was murdered by Ay because he wanted the throne. “It was said that Ay killed King Tut out of greed; Ay knew that by killing King Tut he would inherit the throne and became pharaoh” (King Tut one, 2005). It was said that Ay killed King Tut by a blow to the back of the head. “What also makes this story interesting is that a crack was found on the base possibly indicating that King Tut was indeed murdered” (2005). Bob Brier an Egyptologist revealed that after Ay murdered King Tut, he force Ankhesenamun to marry him some could get the throne. “Brier believes Ay forced Ankhesenamun to marry him because if she did not, Ay would not have been able to inherit the throne” (2005).
The theory that I chose to be the best one to explain the mystery id that King Tut died from a
References: Hayes, J. (2006). The science of everything cosmos. Retrieved from http:/www.cosmosmagazine .com/news/882/king-tuts-death-official-broken-leg King Tut One. (2005). King Tut’s Death Remains a Mystery. Retrieved from http://www.kingtut one.com/Tutankhamen/murder/ Sayre, H. (2012). The humanities: Culture, continuity & change, Volume I (2nd ed.). (2011 custom Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.