Did Horemheb Kill King Tut?
Did Horemheb Kill King Tut? - Investigating
the possible Murder of Tutankhamun
Background information about the
possible murder of Tutankhamun and a prime suspect - Horemheb. In 1968 and
1978 x-ray examinations of the mummy of Tutankhamun
revealed that the mummy
of King Tut had a mysterious dense spot on the lower back of the
skull. This lead to speculation that the young King
Tut had been killed, or murdered, by a blow on his head. But did
Did Horemheb Kill King Tut??
Did General Horemheb Kill King Tut? - The Suspect
Horemheb
General Horemheb who was the
commander of the armed forces during the reign of King Tut, has been
put forward as a prime suspect in the possible murder of King Tut. But
who was Horemheb and what relationship did she/he have with the Pharaoh
Tutankhamun?
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His Position: General
Horemheb was rose to prominence as a soldier and statesman during the
reigns of Akhenaten and Tutankhamun. Due to his considerable experience
and powerful position Horemheb was also designated as the Boy King's
"Deputy" and was the officially recognised as heir to Tutankhamun
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Chief Wife: His chief wife
and consort was Queen Mutnedjmet, a daughter of Ay
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He became Pharaoh
immediately after the death of Ay who had usurped the throne
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He reigned between 1321 BC
-1292 BC
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Pharaoh Horemheb restored
the old religion from monotheism (the worship of one god) which had been
favored during the reigns of Arkhenaten, Tutankhamun and Ay to the old
polytheistic religion, with many gods
Did Horemheb Kill King Tut? - Did Horemheb
have the Opportunity?
As the General of the Egyptian army
and the "Deputy" and heir to Tutankhamun Horemheb would have had close
contact with Tutankhamun. They would have probably had time alone
together. Horemheb would have had the opportunity to kill King Tut, had
he wanted.
Did Horemheb Kill King Tut? - Did Horemheb
have a Motive?
Horemheb had a number of motives for
wanting the death of Tutankhamun.
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Politics - he was a
leading figure in the politics and used being in the position of
considerable power. He would have been increasingly disturbed by the
radical changes that had taken place during the reign of Akhenaten
and the use of the military to enforce these changes. He would have
seen Tutankhamun being torn between the influences of Ay and the new
changes, and the old ways which he, Horemheb favored. He could have
believed that as Tutankhamun became older he would have gained power
and reverted to the changes initiated by his father, Arkhenaten
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Religion - Horemheb had
been a major leader of the opposition against the religious
revolution which radically changed Ancient Egypt from a polytheistic
religion, with many gods, to monotheism (the worship of one god).
Once again he could have believed that as Tutankhamun became older
he would have gained power and wholly reverted Egypt to the sole
worship of the Aten
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Hatred - Horemheb had
the names of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, Ay and to a lesser extent
Tutankhamun publicly condemned
and removed from Ancient Egyptian records and history. Their names were
struck from royal lists and their tombs and monuments were usurped
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