Today we are increasingly witnessing how many detective historical mysteries reveal their secrets. One of them is the fate and death of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The young ruler of Ancient Egypt died suddenly at the age of nineteen. His death seemed to everyone in a kind of romantic halo. The main versions of the death of Tutankhamun were considered: death in a hunt, murder as a result of palace intrigues, death from suffering a serious illness.
The young ruler, who came to the throne at the age of nine, was not lucky: the time of his reign fell on a very difficult era. Bloody and stormy events went on in an endless succession. After his father, he inherited a complex religious conflict.
Tutankhamun did nothing significant during his short reign to be remembered by posterity. And he gained world fame thanks to the fact that at the beginning of the 20th century his grave was found, filled to the brim with countless treasures. There were more than 1 ton of gold jewelry alone. But the main find is considered to be a precious sarcophagus with the body of Tutankhamun and an incredibly skillfully executed pharaoh's burial mask.
Today there is a lot of talk about the curse of the tomb of the pharaoh, which led to the death of all who dared to disturb the three-thousand-year dream of the ruler of Ancient Egypt. But, despite the death of the first researchers of the tomb, it has not yet been possible to prove that such a curse really existed.
Judging by the fact that the tomb was not carefully finished, compared to the last resting places of other pharaohs, the tomb was prepared in a very hurry, therefore, the death of the ruler, for his subjects, was sudden.
The first to express the version about the violent death of the pharaoh was the discoverer of the tomb, Dr. Carter. When examining the remains, he found traces of poison, which could be confirmation of the poisoning of the ruler. In the middle of the twentieth century, scientists drew attention to the impact marks on the mummy's skull. This damage was received either during the life of the pharaoh, or during the embalming of the body after death. Also found traces of a wound on the leg of the mummy. This suggested that the death of Tutankhamun could have occurred due to infection, after receiving a wound on his thigh. Also, the body was missing several ribs, which led to another version: the cause of the death of the pharaoh could be a fall from a chariot during a hunt.
Dutch scientists have suggested the cause of the death of the young king - he died of obesity! The conclusions are based on the fact that, when measured, the hips of the mummy were 30 cm larger than the volume of the chest.
Historians suggest that his adviser Eye, who dreamed of ruling Egypt by marrying Tutankhamun's wife Ankhesenamun, is guilty of the death of the young pharaoh. Ankhesenamun ruled the country for only six months, but she failed to outplay the advisor Aye. According to legend, the treacherous nobleman killed the queen and married the already dead mistress. According to the beliefs of the ancient Egyptians, after death, the soul of a person remains with the body for several days. But Ey did not rule for long, he was killed by a commander loyal to Tutankhamun.
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So what did modern scientists find when examining the pharaoh's mummy? Computer diagnostics confirmed that nobody killed Tutankhamun. He died of a gangrene of the lower leg, frolicking as a result of an injury received several days before his death.
The death of Tutankhamun and his absence of children marked the end of the most glorious dynasty of ancient Egypt. For a long time, incestuous marriages, endless palace intrigues, religious turmoil shook the foundations of Egypt, but this was after the era of Tutankhamun.
The latest research on DNA extracted from Tutankhamun's mummy has caused a sensation. It turned out that the coincidence of the DNA of the pharaoh and many modern Europeans testifies to their relationship. In countries such as France and Great Britain, the number of "relatives of the pharaoh" reaches 60% of the total number of men.
It is necessary to take into account the fact that any revealed secret today can only be one of the versions of possible events. And what is considered immutable can be challenged by our descendants. In any case, research into the life and death of Pharaoh Tutankhamun may still continue.
Or maybe it is no longer worth bothering the ashes of the ancient Egyptian pharaoh and giving him peace?