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Religious Practices During King Tut's Time
King Tutankhamun, a pharaoh in the Eighteenth Dynasty in ancient Egypt, lived from 1341 BCE to 1323 BCE. Tutankhamun became king at the age of nine upon the death of his father Akhenaten. Akhenaten’s abolition of Egypt’s polytheistic religion and his focus upon one god, the sun god Aten, drastically changed Egypt’s religious traditions. During his reign, Tutankhamun and his regents began to return ancient Egyptian religious traditions back to their pre-Akhenaten norms.
Amun
Amun (also Amon, Ammon, Amen, Amun-Ra) is the ancient Egyptian god of the sun and air. He is one of the most important gods of ancient Egypt who rose to prominence at Thebes at the beginning of the period of the New Kingdom (c. 1570-1069 BCE). His cult was the most powerful and popular in Egypt for centuries.
Head of the god Amun
The braided beard and the flat cap with remnants of double plumes identify this god as Amun. His small eyes are separated by a curved depression from the rounded brow ridge; his broad face shows full lips with sharp contours, and, from the side, a slightly drooping chin. These features closely parallel those of King Tutankhamun and mark the piece as his commission.

Ancient Egypt Religion

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Chardonnet, N. (2017, September 29). Religious practices during King Tut's time. The Classroom. https://www.theclassroom.com/religious-practices-during-king-tuts-time-12086183.html
Mark, J. J. (2016, July 29). Amun. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/
The Met. (n.d.). Head of the god Amun. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544691
World History Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Ancient Egyptian religion: How were the Ancient Egyptian gods and goddesses worshipped? [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/QvZxqD4e4iU

HSIE - History - Year 8 - Ancient Egypt: Religion

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Ancient Egypt Religion

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