Who is the most famous pharaoh of ancient Egypt ?
we rely on the History of Egypt about some evidence such as the Palermo Stone, which covers the period from the earliest dynasties to the middle of Dynasty 5; the Abydos King List, which Seti I had carved on his temple at Abydos; and the Turin Canon, a papyrus that covers the period from the earliest dynasties to the reign of Ramesses II.also Manetho in the third century B.C. A priest in the temple at Heliopolis, Manetho had access to many sources and it was he who divided the kings into the thirty dynasties we use today.
Khufu’s (Cheops)
King Cheops was the son of King senefru, His mother queen was Hetp hers , was the second king of 4th dynasty, He Reigned for about 23 years, his name was Khnum-Khufwy, which means who protect me), Although he was not the first pharaoh to construct a pyramid, but The Great Pyramid of King Cheops is the largest and most perfect pyramid in Egypt and considered To be one of the 7 wonders of the world under the supervision of Heminu, but apart from this, we know very little about him. His only surviving statue is, ironically, the smallest piece of Egyptian royal sculpture ever discovered, The statue was Discovered by Petri Inside The Temple of Abydos, During The Excavation petri only found The Body Of The statue, and keep searching Until They found The Head of Statue After one week.
Tutankhamun: was Born Circa1341B.C.E. and given The Tutankhaten Meaning (The Living Image Of Aten, Tutankhamun married one of the daughters of Akhnten who probably his half-sister (Ankhesenamun)which means she who lives for god Amun, he ruled Egypt for 9 years he got the throne when he was 9 years and died suddenly when he was 18 years.
The tomb of the Eighteenth Dynasty king Tutankhamun (c.1336–1327 BC) is world-famous because it is the only royal tomb from the Valley of the Kings that was discovered relatively intact.,Inside the tomb they found over 3000 treasures meant for Tutankhamun to take with him into the afterlife, Tutankhamun was buried in a tomb in the valley of the kings .it is believed that his early death necessitated a hasty burial in a smaller tomb, most likely built for a lesser noble.Continue Reading
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