King Tut Attack Case Study

There have been speculations by Some Egyptologists that King Tut was attacked and murdered by a stealthy foe from behind. This is contrary to CT scan images studied by doctors which indicated the pharaoh did not die from a blow to the head.

An x-ray taken in 1968 shows evidence of bone fragments in the skull cavity emptied by embalmers as per custom. However there seem to be no trace of serious trauma to the head as per the CT scan results. Findings show two pieces of loose bone as well as embedded chips in the embalming resins that line the skull from the back and top. Packing material was also found close to the ear canals as well as the sinus cavities plugging the nostrils. In order to remove the brain, the embalmers poured in resins twice

separately thereafter stuffing in the packing. Bones might have also been broken in the process of embalming as this was done through entering the skull through the nose and neck. Bone fragments may also have been produced through handling of the mummy.
The skeleton’s wisdom teeth and its maturity indicates King Tut must have died at a teenage age of 19.Though he had a small cleft on his palate that most likely he was not aware of , his teeth had no cavities. The shape of his skull which appeared to be elongated ,similar and matching that of family members ,falls within normal variation range therefore not as a result of disease .
Though as a result of embalming his spine appears curved, Tut was actually in excellent health at about five feet six inches tall and slightly built well fed and disease free.

Therefore something out of the ordinary must have struck him down. Experts can’t seem to pinpoint exactly what happened because of difficulty in differentiating between possible injuries Tut got while alive and the damage the mummy handlers made. For example some believe a fracture above the left knee was the mummy handler’s fault. Others think it may have been accident related or even the attack that led to Tut’s death due to a viral spreading infection.

Memorabilia in his tomb included arrows, throwing sticks, chariots, and bows, indicated he was skilled to hunt and fight as a proper pharaoh should have. Also, a painting in a wooden box depicts him as being a protector of Egypt maybe a symbolic portrait or rather based on truth thereby posing the questions could he have crashed his chariot while hunting? Or died in battle

Into the King’s valley, Tut’s tomb hid his mummy and its memorabilia until its contents were unearthed to the world by an archaeologist by the name of Howard Carter. The burial itself remained untouched though the rooms were looted in antiquity. At the center laid rested Tut himself, with a shining golden mask covering his head and

shoulders.

Tuts burial room was infused and surrounded by magical powers mapping out his journey to the next life. His successor would later symbolically revive the dead king, this was done after the funeral proceedings .There after Tut would be welcome in the gods’ realm by Nut, the sky goddess, and embraced by Osiris the afterlife god. The Baboon paintings on the far wall symbolizes the beginning of the first twelve hour night passage to the next world represented by a boat with the sun god emblem .
As Tut was being taken up from his tomb at the valley of king’s cemetery, dark clouds had spread across the sky while strong winds whirled stirring dust devils all day. It was on January 5, 2005 and finally the famous mummy would glide into the CT scanner in order to find answers to all the medical mysteries surrounding this young ruler .Who died more than 3,300 years ago
From around the world in the afternoon as usual a long line of tourists descended into the eight meter underground cramped tomb to pay their respects. They gazed upon wall paintings in the burial chamber and peered at the feature that was most striking on the mummy, Tut’s face. Others looked in silence probably thinking about Tut’s early demise or pondering whether the pharaoh’s curse is true.