Hi Everyone ~
One of the most exciting destinations for travel is Egypt - the scenery, the history, the people, the very atmosphere is positively intoxicating!
Today I just wanted to share with you some really interesting information about one of Egypt's most well known Pharaohs, King Tutankhamen.
For thousands of years Egyptologists thought King Tutankhamen was the younger brother of King Akhenaton. We now know for sure, due to DNA testing that Akhenaton was Tutankhamen's father.
The DNA of the whole family has recently been checked - the great grandparents, Toya Yoya and their daughter Queen Ti, King Amenhoteb the Third, the “Greatest Pharaoh” and husband of Queen Ti, and then Akhenaton, now known to be the father of King Tut. The DNA testing shows they are all related in one line of descendents.
One of the most exciting destinations for travel is Egypt - the scenery, the history, the people, the very atmosphere is positively intoxicating!
Today I just wanted to share with you some really interesting information about one of Egypt's most well known Pharaohs, King Tutankhamen.
For thousands of years Egyptologists thought King Tutankhamen was the younger brother of King Akhenaton. We now know for sure, due to DNA testing that Akhenaton was Tutankhamen's father.
The DNA of the whole family has recently been checked - the great grandparents, Toya Yoya and their daughter Queen Ti, King Amenhoteb the Third, the “Greatest Pharaoh” and husband of Queen Ti, and then Akhenaton, now known to be the father of King Tut. The DNA testing shows they are all related in one line of descendents.
The famous Queen Nefertiti, the "Royal Queen Wife", was not the mother or the mother-in-law of King Tutankhamen, but his step-mother. In actuality, Nefertiti had no sons, but she did have six daughters. King Tutankhamen's mother was a secondary wife of King Akhenaton.
Renowned Egyptian Archeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his team have just released the exciting news on 4th November 2009 that they now have the mummy of King Akhenaton. This has been a dream for all Egyptologists, as previously only the skull was found.
Akhenaton was the most mysterious of the Kings, and some people even thought he was the Pharaoh in the story of Moses. Examination of the mummy shows he died at the age of 35. He was the first monotheistic King in Egyptian history, who believed in one God ~ "Ra" the Sun God. King Akhenaton was also known as a great philosopher.
Renowned Egyptian Archeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass and his team have just released the exciting news on 4th November 2009 that they now have the mummy of King Akhenaton. This has been a dream for all Egyptologists, as previously only the skull was found.
Akhenaton was the most mysterious of the Kings, and some people even thought he was the Pharaoh in the story of Moses. Examination of the mummy shows he died at the age of 35. He was the first monotheistic King in Egyptian history, who believed in one God ~ "Ra" the Sun God. King Akhenaton was also known as a great philosopher.
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