King Tut

The Pharaoh known as Tutankhamun (or "King Tut") did not live a long life. King Tut was just nine years old when he became Pharaoh, and only 18 years old when he died. The people of Egypt did not have a lot of time to build Tut's tomb. Tut's tomb was very small compared to the tombs of other pharaohs. Because his tomb was so small, it was overlooked for thousands of years.

In 1922, a British archaeologist named Howard Carter entered King Tut's tomb, where they found many treasures, including solid gold mask of King Tut's face.

The artifacts in Tut's tomb told archaeologists and scientists a lot about ancient Egyptian daily life. Many people all over the world became interested in learning more about ancient Egypt because of the exciting discovery of King Tut's tomb.

Tutankhamun's treasures are now stored in Cairo's Egyptian Museum, which I visited yesterday. Unfortunately, I was not able to take my camera inside to photograph the many precious items from his tomb, but our library has several books about Ancient Egypt if you are interested in learning more about the history of the boy king known as "Tutankhamun."

This picture was taken outside of the museum