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Tutankhamun

Eighteenth-dynasty king, formerly Tutankhaten, associated with renewed royal support for traditional cults.

Tutankhamun’s head and remains of Amun’s hand on the crown, limestone, Dynasty 18, The Met 50.6. Fragment of a statue group, not a complete Amun statue; context for renewed royal relations with Amun. Uncropped display copy
Tutankhamun’s head and remains of Amun’s hand on the crown, limestone, Dynasty 18, The Met 50.6. Fragment of a statue group, not a complete Amun statue; context for renewed royal relations with Amun. Uncropped display copyThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, 50.6; Rogers Fund, 1950 · Public domainObject record

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Renaming restored AmunAmunEgyptian god associated with Thebes, a major target of Atenist erasure whose cult later regained royal support.Glossary · Click to read the explanation to royal identity. The Restoration Stela presents renewed temples and cults: important royal testimony, not a neutral census or proof of an independent personal decision by the young king. [1][2]

The image is a head from a group before Amun, whose hand remains on the crown. It does not show the whole group or date every restoration and dismantling to one moment. Post-AkhenatenAkhenatenEgyptian eighteenth-dynasty king, formerly Amenhotep IV, who reorganized royal religion around Aten and founded Akhetaten.Glossary · Click to read the explanation succession details remain disputed. [2][3]

References and notes

  1. C. Zarnoch and E. Sullivan. “Restoration Stela of Tutankhamen.” Digital Karnak, UCSC. Restoration of traditional cults, temple ruin/restoration claims and Horemheb’s usurpation. Catalogue description read, not a complete translation of the ancient inscription. Return to the text ↑
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. “Head of Tutankhamun,” 50.6. King’s head with Amun’s hand on the crown from a statue group; Rogers Fund 1950, Public Domain. Image does not show a complete Amun statue. Detailed dates differ across language pages; caption uses Dynasty 18. Return to the text ↑
  3. Marsha Hill (2014). “Art, Architecture, and the City in the Reign of Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Early cult, Aten names, royal mediation and succession sections read. Older solar background and a later didactic name of disputed date. No claim to have read the essay’s entire bibliography. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 11 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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IL Archive, «Tutankhamun», Edition 2, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/tutankhamun