Tutankhamen became pharaoh of Egypt at age 9 and ruled for 9-10 years in the 14th century BC. He died unexpectedly at age 19 or 20, with various theories around his cause of death including illness, leg infection, or being bludgeoned. His burial site in the Valley of the Kings was discovered in 1922. The mummification process involved removing organs except the heart, drying the body with natron, wrapping it in linen, and placing amulets and charms in the wrappings. Some deaths of those involved in excavating Tutankhamen's tomb led to speculation of a "mummy's curse." Mummification practices connected to later burial customs of placing bodies in

1. Tutankhamen and
Mummification
Laith 4C

2. Tutankhamen
Born 1346BC
Became pharaoh age 9
Reigned for 9-10 years
Married sister
Died 1327BC
Tutankhamen is now the most well known
pharaoh

3. Tutankhamen’s Death
Many theory’s of death
bludgeoned: x-rays show fragments in skull chief
Vizier
Illness: many herbs medicines found in tomb
Leg infection: break in leg from falling from
chariot didn’t heal in time because wound
infected

4. Tutankhamen’s burial
Valley of the kings on west bank of the Nile in
Egypt
Last mummy found
Found 1922 by Howard Carter

5. mummification
Crack skull take brain out through nose
Put in liquid and let dry
Take out all organs except heart and put in canopic jars
Replace real organs with fake ones
Wash body with natron (salty liquid)
Dry with tree sap so flexible
Priest mummifyers Wash body oil, perfume so smells good
Wrap body 400 yards linen strips
Priest chants hymns add charms, tinckets good

6. The Mummy’s Curse
Warned about curse: “death comes on wings to he
who enters the tomb of a pharaoh”
As soon as Tutankhamen was found disaster struck
Lord Carnarvon bit on cheek from mosquito days
later bite cut open from shaving got ill then died.
All lights went out in Cairo
Lord Carnarvon’s home EnglandSusie, dog pricked
up ears howled once then dropped dead
French scientist died after fall
X-ray specialist died unexpectedly
WealthyAmerican died of virus after visiting tomb

7. Connections To Today
Connections to mummification:
Put in coffin buried under ground or in wall
Burned to ashes

8. References
I used these sites and books:
www.woodlands-junior.kent
www.mummifying
Secrets of the mummies (book)

9. Extra pictures