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King Tut/Queen Nefer
Articles on King Tut and Queen Nefertiti
Question | Answer |
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What is King Tut's nickname? | The Boy King |
What is Ankhesenamen's (King Tut's wife)nickname? | The Queen of Mystery |
Who was Maya? | King Tut's treasurer |
Who way Ay? | King Tut's Prime Minister |
Who is Bob Brier? | A modern day detective trying to solve the murder of King Tut. |
How was the boy king killed? | By a blow to the head. |
What year was King Tut killed? | 1339 BC |
When was the tomb of King Tut first discovered? | 1922 |
Why was it easy for someone to sneak up on King Tut? | He had a rare disease that kept him from moving his head. |
What evidence shows that Tut and his wife were a happily married couple? | |
Who had the most to gain from Tut's demise? | Ay |
Who became king after Tut died? | Ay |
What does the name Nefertiti mean? | The beautiful one has come |
Where can you find images of Nefertiti today? | In a German museum |
What evidence has been found to suggest they found Nefertiti's mummy? | A mummy was found in King Akhenaton's tomb that appears to be similar in age to when Nefertiti died, as well as other indications that the mummy was a queen that dressed similarly to Nefertiti. |
When did Nefertiti rule Egypt? | 1353-1336 BC (along side her husband) and possibly briefly after his death. |
Why was Nefertiti unpopular? | Because she and her husband changed the religion of the Egyptians. |
Why does Zahi Hwass doubt this mummy is Nefertiti? | He thinks the mummy is a male person |