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For other uses, see King Tut (disambiguation). Tutankhamun (/ËtuËtÉnkÉËËmuËn/; alternatively spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amon) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled c. 1332â1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes the New Empire Period.
The ancient pharaohs believed that if their name was remembered, their soul would live on, so not even the powerful Rameses the Great's soul can be as healthy as King Tut's. See Also: Who Was King Tut. The Death of King Tut. The Enigmatic Book of the Netherworld. The Happiest Pharaoh. The Tutankhamun Collection. Tutankhamun's Perfume