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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.
Scientists Reveal the Real Face of King Tut. When British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of King Tutankhamun in 1922, he proclaimed the âwonderful thingsâ he could see. And in an instant, the boy kingâwith his golden cavern, gilded mask, and untimely deathâcaptured the worldâs imagination.