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King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun The most famous Egyptian Pharaoh to date is King Nebkheperuru Tutankhamun. Tutankhamun is also known as King Tut. The name Tutankhamun is derived from hieroglyphics, which means “Living image of Amun.” He was an Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, he also was the son in law of Akhenaton. King Tut was not an important king, he is well known because of his tomb, containing beautiful treasures. British archaeologists Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon discovered King Tut’s tomb in 1922. King Tut lived over 3,300 years ago. The period he lived in was called the New Kingdom. During this period the Egyptians were worshipping multiple gods. Amenhotep had abolished this belief and had established a new order to worship the sun god Aten, which then he changed his name to Akhenaten, meaning “servant of the Aten.” A new religio