The reign of Tutankhamun was of major significance in the history
of ancient Egypt. Following Howard Carter's discovery of the king's
tomb in 1922, the story of the boy who became Pharaoh, died young
and was buried in splendor at the height of Egyptian civilization
captivated generations. But there exists a wide discrepancy between
that saga and what scholarship has discovered in the last few
decades about Tutankhamun's reign. A truer story is revealed, not
by objects from his tomb, but by statuary, reliefs, paintings, and
architecture from outside the Valley of the Kings. Marianne
Eaton-Krauss, a leading authority on the boy king and the Amarna
Period, guides readers through the recent findings of international
research and the relevant documentation from a wide variety of
sources, to create an accessible and comprehensive biography.
Tracing Tutankhamun's life from birth to burial, she analyzes his
parentage, his childhood as Prince Tutankhaten, his accession and
change of name to Tutankhamun, his role in the restoration of the
traditional cults and his own building projects, his death and
burial, and the attitudes of his immediate successors to his reign.
Illustrated with color and black-and-white images, the book
includes extensive endnotes and selected bibliography, which will
make it essential reading for students and scholars as well as
anyone interested in Tutankhamun.
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