Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Dynasty XVIII 1333-1323 B.C.

This scene is a detail from the shrine of Tutankhamun and shows the
King and his wife Ankhesenamun in a boat made of papyrus stems
navigating through the papyrus marshes. Despite the richness of his
burial, Tutankhamun remains an enigmatic figure. He died as young as
16 or 17 years of age. He was probably a son of King Akhenaton by
one of his secondary wives. His wife Ankhesenamun was daughter of
Akhenaton and Nefertiti. Tutankhamun came to the throne as a young
child and ruled for about nine years under the regency of Vizier Ay
and the strong influence of the army commander Horemheb. The main
events of his reign were to move the capital of Egypt back from
El-Amarna to Memphis and to begin the transiton from the
monotheistic cult of Aton created by Akhenaton back to the
polytheistic religion of Egypt with Amun-Ra again as the main God.

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