6th Grade Social Studies March 2014 Vol 1 | Page 6

By: AJ Sepulveda

Did you know that King Tut was not
actually buried in a pyramid? King Tut was
famous because nobody ever knew the
truth about him such as how he died and
who his family members actually were. The
important details about King Tut were his
tomb, life, and Lord Carnarvon. People died
after going near the tomb and became a
gigantic mystery. Was King Tut’s curse the
truth or a myth? Well if you want to know
then read this and find out.
Surprisingly, King Tut’s tomb was
not in a pyramid like
the other pharaohs.
A pharaoh is title of
the kings. The tomb
was actually buried
underneath the sand
in Egypt. The strange
thing
was
that
Howard Carter who
found the tomb saw a mysterious clay
tablet with hieroglyphics. The author
Michael Burgan writes that the tomb said,
“Death shall come on swift wings to him
who touches the tomb of the pharaoh.”
Also people that were on the expedition to
find King Tut’s tomb saw animals, statues,
gold,
weapons,
furniture,
musical
instruments, and guards by his tomb.
People also believed that some of the
objects were there to protect King Tut.
Suddenly, people began to die after coming
near the tomb. For example, Lord

Carnarvon the person who was a part of the
expedition to find King Tut’s tomb died
after getting bit by a mosquito. According to
The curse of Tutankhamen, “Richard Bethell
the assistant to Howard Carter died and his
father, Lord Westbury, believed it was
because of the curse of the pharaoh and
Lord Westbury later committed suicide.’’
People also believed Carnarvon died
because of the curse.
King Tut was the only royal burial in
the Valley of the Kings that could not be
touched. The other kings in the valley got
angry and jealous that they didn’t have the
abilities that King Tut had. But the real
mystery was how King Tut actually died.
Well nobody ever really knew whether he
died because of a chariot accident or if he
got murdered. King Tut made history while
being the king of Ancient Egypt. He first
started ruling Ancient Egypt at the age of
nine years old. Some people believed that
King Tut may have been a noble blood or a
commoner. A noble blood means that his
family members or his ancestors were royal.
A commoner means that you do not have a
noble rank or a title to make you royal. King
Tut’s full name was Tutankhamen and
Queen Tiya was King Tut’s grandmother.
Also, both of King Tut’s daughters were
buried along with King Tut. There was also a
mystery about if Akhenten was his father.
Akhenten was a pharaoh of Egypt for 17
years.