Tutankhamun: The Boy King of Egypt

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Well yes and no. Remember that he was a very distinguished professor but only when he got bopped on the head did he flip into the King Tut persona. Victor Brouno played that part perfectly.

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King Tut? Ohh, you mean Pharoah Ka Nakht Tut Mesut Nefer Hepu Segereh Tawy Wetjes Khau Sehotep Netjeru Neb Kheperu Ra Tut Ankh Amun!

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Yeah! Why didn't you say that in the first place!? Pffft. People always complicating things.

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[@dafttool]

Most interesting objects in Tutankhamen’s tomb: 1) iron dagger made from a meteorite 2) scarab beetle made of 22 million year old yellow glass (thought to have formed from meteorite impact or some other cosmic event in the desert sand) 3) a box of boomerangs

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[@EMurph42]

dafttool I thought his mummified babies were interesting as all get out. Not to mention chariots and 100+ canes. But you’re absolutely correct the dagger & scarab are extremely intriguing. I think the dagger is an inherited object from an extra ancient civilization.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

@@EMurph42 Extra ancient civilization?? It may sound impressive but finding metals like iron from meteorites is actually not that difficult. Indeed Earth is bombarded almost constantly by them. Heck, try dig around in your garden after a meteor shower and you may be able to find a meteorite or two 😊. Terry Pratchett had a sword forged when he was knighted using iron he had dug up from a nearby field. And yes; he chugged in some iron from meteorites too. I guess he also received that from an extra ancient civilization 😋

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And condoms

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[@a_lucientes]

19:20 His body was actually cut into sections by Carter in order to remove it from the sarcophagus. At the time of mummification he would have been drenched in oils and resins, which solidified into a solid matrix under and around his body. He should have been left alone until the right technology could be used, but they went for hot spatulas, knives and saws.

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When I saw the artifacts from the tomb at a museum, they had the sarcophagus but they couldn't bring the mummy due to its condition.

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More devastating is thr fact that some mummies will never be seen because some were used as firewood. 😔

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Cecilia Age of Aquarius Some were also used to make paint pigment too! It’s so disheartening to think about.

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@@ceciliaageofaquarius1225 some were eaten too

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[@benangel6831]

I remember seeing the Treasures of Tutankhamun exhibition when it came to Seattle in the 1970s... the gold didn't really impress me so much as the toy boat made of wood. Dunno why, but the idea that something wooden could survive that long seemed more amazing than all the gold and other metal items on display.

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Only seen Images etc but it's the kids toys that got me.

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I've seen what is in Cairo, and was most impressed by the chariot, an object of ultimate beauty.

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What do you think, somekind of laquer on the wood which kept it from decaying? I hope you understand, not my first language.

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[@justinh6651]

Tut and Simon have one thing in common They will be famous. Tut for historical purposes and Simon for having 1,000 channels under his belt, daily uploads for all of them, and ruling all of Earth based off of classic British parliamentary rule where Tories and Whigs constantly fight

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They’re also both bald

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[@Ruosteinenknight]

It's kinda of poetic in a way that Tutankhamun's most important phase in history starts after he died, given how obsessed egyptians were about afterlife. "Death is only the beginning" indeed.

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I love how he says Tut's name different every time he says it.

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The letter to the Hittites also stated that she did not wish to wed one of her subjects, so she apparently didn't have any living male siblings to marry.

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Steel is much older than most people think. The oldest steel object was found in Jordan and dates back to the 18th century BC and the first iron objects even date back to the 5th millenium BC. Only in the late Bronze Age iron became more common, but still far behind bronze, and steel was still very rare and it was probably made by accident.

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I like the line from the Mummy casually slipped in. Lol

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It's speculated that the young pharoah might have met his demise riding a chariot while playing a childrens cardgame.

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2:40-2:50 "That is a royal mouthful." ~Grover

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"He coulda won a Grammy Buried in his jammies Born in Arizona Moved to Babylonia He was born in Arizona Got a condo made of stona King Tut" --Steve Martin

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King TUT!!!!!!!!

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Funky Tut

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He obviously never leaves anyway the amount of channels and videos he does a day.

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He once made a vlog where he went out for a snack because he had no time to cook

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Reminds me of the Discovery Kids show Tutenstein, that got me into learning about ancient Egypt

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Awesome

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[@someshittomakeyouhappy]

Saw the tutankhamun exhibit in early 2010s in ny with my grandma before she passed from cancer. Had so much fun walking through the exhibit with her cant wait to do it again eventually

[@taninsam7893]

Honestly, I wouldnt be surprised by the clubbed foot thing. I know little of the ancient age but I do know the royals usually married siblings. Just like Carlos II of the Spanish Hapsburg line.

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[@koolnomi95]

Considering the circumstances surrounding his death, with his wife writing a letter to their long time enemies, the advisor who had been actually running the show becoming pharaoh, the possible assassination of a Hittite prince who was intended to marry the newly-widowed queen, and the fact that in the letter Ankhesenamun mentions "being afraid" and references the fact that she would "never marry a servant" (which if Ay did marry her later could imply that it was a forced marriage) I still believe the murder theory could be a valid one. I suppose in the end we may never know the truth.

[@Khenfu_Cake]

We can't know for sure, no. But modern studies of his mummy show he likely died from malaria or some other infection. And even if he hadn't, he likely wouldn't have lived for very long due to the slew of genetic conditions he appears to have suffered from (generations of sibling and father-daughter marriages will do that to you). It's even very possible these conditions acted as underlying factors for his death; like his leg injury being unable to heal properly resulting in it developing an infection. Personally I doubt he was murdered. He was most likely already a puppet and thus too useful to get rid of. I find it more likely his death left a dangerous power vacuum for his waning dynasty and Ankhesenamun probably wanted to secure its position by forming an alliance with the Hittites.

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I remember seeing the Tut exhibit when it was displayed in Seattle in the late 70's. An experience I will never forget.

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[@Bufoferrata]

Around the same time that Howard Carter was excavatingTutankhamun's tomb in Egypt, Leonard Woolley made an amazing series of discoveries in Mesopotamia. The Royal Cemetery of Ur yielded fantastic treasures that enormously expanded our knowledge of the Sumerian civilization. Ancient Egypt has always overshadowed The Fertile Crescent in the popular imagination. Most people know next to nothing about the Sumerians, Akkadians, Babylonians et al. It's a shame really because these ancient peoples had a cultural impact on the western civilization in every way as profound as that of Egypt and Woolley certainly deserves more recognition for his achievements in uncovering their legacy.

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Please do one on Remeses II (Rameses The Great)

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Make a video about Ramesses II,, looking forward to it

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I saw the death mask when it came through Chicago years ago. It was spectacular. So was the entire traveling display.

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[@TheSteve285]

I had the chance to see the exhibit of tuts tomb in London this year. Stunning, simply stunning. One can see why the treasure is so valued.

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There's something unsettling about them preparing your tomb as soon as you take the throne...like you're sitting there on your first day discussing kingdom matters and someone's moving around you with a tape measure getting your coffin size.

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His advisor, Aye...Sounds like the beginning of an Abbott and Costello routine.

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I've always heard the theory that his tomb was created for his sister, as his death was so unexpected they didn't have time to build one for him. His mask is actually that if a woman, so that in itself is a large piece of evidence

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It's a plausible theory. One thing is for sure: neither the tomb nor the mask were originally intended for him.

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I heard it was his mother's tomb. Lol!

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Created by a guy in the 20's to get more funding.... fake

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For those curious about the striped thing they wear on their heads, it's called a nemyss.

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I love anything Egyptian and this was an illuminating video describing the events so concisely. I am not sure why so many horror movie involve Egyptians and curses.

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Imagine resting in peace for 3000 years, and some people brings you back from the afterlife

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Thank you.

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7:25 genuinly guffawed at the cut of Simon sounding that name out

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Could you do some more on Irish historical figures maybe? Someone like Pádraig mac Piarais, W. B. Yeats, Brian Ború, Constance Markiewicz or Grace O'Malley maybe? Fascinating Biographies, keep up the amazing work!

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I think Michael Collins would be most likely

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@@mrsomething1312 that'd be a great one too! Would love to see something about one of the leaders of '16 though

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mr something yeeess, I would love to see Michael Collins on this

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@@jonahw833 The Irish Rebels/Martyrs of the 1916 Easter Rising

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Hey, your videos are awesome! You should cover the life and death if Chris Farley!

[@johnwatson3948]

Great as usual - I had read a theory the tomb had not been further looted in antiquity due to nearby construction activity of another tomb which covered it long enough for the location to be forgotten. Would be curious to hear more on this.

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Simon! I missed you, man.

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THanks.

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Boy King of Egypt. "The Nile will run red with Kool-Aid!"

[@honkytonkinson9787]

Learned things I hadn’t heard before. I’ve studied this topic in high school and college, and have also seen plenty of videos and documentaries about king tut, so I’m impressed. (Not claiming to be an expert at all) Nice video!

[@dafttool]

To tell you how famous Tutankhamen & his parents (the brother & sister) Akhenaten & Nefertiti are, my spellcheck already knows how to spell all of their names

[@Odiumism]

But you spelled Tutankhamun wrong though...

[@dafttool]

Odiumism Lol -um & -em ? Both are acceptable. There are no letters in hieroglyphics. They are spelling phonetically

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Nefertiti wasn’t his mother nor Akhenaten’s sister.

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Same😭

[@DougieFresh765]

March 19th 2020. King Tut’s tomb is moved. Same as release date of this video.... Currently in a Corona Virus Pandemic is hitting hard. Coincidence????

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You could do a whole lot of videos about child rulers

[@anythingforlove407]

Great video! My first name is Tutankhamun. I was born in 1978, during the tour of the treasure. Thanks for sharing!

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I’ve learned and retained more knowledge in this channel than 4 years of high school

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I still remember when I was a kid and I went to an exhibition where they had the mummy on display. It looked pretty good for a corpse that old.

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I want a Biographics on Simon Whistler!

[@petarmilich8684]

Next pharaoh should be Ramses II. And talk about whether or not he was really the pharaoh of the Exodus.

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And if the Exodus even happened.

[@itarry4]

And it survived because he wasn't that big a Pharaoh and his tomb was hurried so was in an unusual place and when a massive rock slide hid it no one bothered to clear it and then it was thankfully forgotten about.

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This explains how so many Egyptian artifacts ended up in the museum

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Fantastic

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Simon I love your videos and learning about the history of the world through its great individuals. Can you please do a video on Dr. Ferdinand Porsche because of how important he was to modern automobiles, along with the fact he created the heaviest running tank in history for the nazi war machine.

[@shebbs1]

Interesting bloke, though note that a lot of what he did was intellectual property theft from his time at Tatra, and his close work with Nazi monsters cannot be denied. Plus "his" way of building a car, namely rear-engined and air-cooled didn't really catch on, even though there have been many such designs.

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Hey Simon, would you do videos on pivotal rock icons? David Bowie, Prince, the Seattle sound of the late 80s.

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You should also do a biographics on the Hittite empire since so many people have never heard of them but they were an interesting people!!!!

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Nice!!!👉🏾💯

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Biographics will help keep my mind active during this lockdown..STAY SAFE EVERYBODY!!!

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Do an episode about the life of Ieyasu Tokugawa! Its a fascinating story.

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7:13 is pure gold!

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The Big Boy of Egypt