Complete Definition of "Tutankhamon"

Image:Tutanchamun Maske.jpg|thumb|The mask of Tutankhamon
English

Etymology
While appearing as a single word in modern Western languages, the name actually consists of three Egypt|Egyptian words:

Hence, the meaning of the name: the living image of God.

Alternative spellings
Tutankhamen
Tutankhamun

We only know the letters mn of the last word in the name, as the Egyptians only wrote down consonant|consonants and no vowel|vowels in their writing system, so various people fill in various vowels.

Proper noun
Tutankhamon

  1. Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age.

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ت�ت ع�خ ا���|ت�ت ع�خ أ��� (tūt 'ankh amūn) m
Bosnian: Tutankamon m, Tutankamen, Tutanhamon m
Croatian: Tutankamon m, Tutankamen, Tutanhamon m
Czech: Tutanchamon m
Hindi: त�थ��म�न (tuthankhamun) m
mid
Persian: FAchar|ت�ت�ا�خ�آ���, FAchar|ت��ت�ع�خ�آ���
Russian: Т��ан�амон m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: Т��анкамон m, Т��анкамен, Т��ан�амон m
:Roman: Tutankamon m, Tutankamen, Tutanhamon m
Slovak: Tutanchámon m
Slovene: Tutankamon m

See also
Pharaoh
Amon
Ancient Egypt
Middle Kingdom

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