Tut·ankh·a·mun

or Tut·ankh·a·men (to͞ot′äng-kä′mən) fl. c. 1350 bc.

King of Egypt (1355-1346) during the XVIII Dynasty. His tomb was found almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922.

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Tutankhamen

(ˌtuːtənˈkɑːmɛn; -mən) or

Tutankhamun

(Biography) king (1361–1352 bc) of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. His tomb near Luxor, discovered in 1922, contained many material objects

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Tut•ankh•a•men

or Tut•ankh•a•mon or Tut•ankh•a•mun

(ˌtut ɑŋˈkɑ mən)

n.

fl. c1350 b.c., king of Egypt.

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Tutankhamen - Pharaoh of Egypt around 1358 BC; his tomb was discovered almost intact by Howard Carter in 1922

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| 1922: The tomb of Tutankhamen was discovered by Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter.

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