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Tutankhamun

c. 1341–c. 1323 BCE

Tutankhamun was an Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh whose short reign followed the Amarna religious revolution. Tutankhamun held the title of Pharaoh and pharaoh. Tutankhamun belonged to Eighteenth Dynasty. Tutankhamun is generally dated to c. 1341–c. 1323 BCE.

His government restored traditional cults and moved away from Akhenaten’s programme; his largely intact tomb later transformed modern knowledge and popular imagination of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamun was born in Amarna, Ancient Egypt and died in Thebes.

In Captivating History’s Ancient Egypt, Famous rulers and figures, including Tutankhamun and Cleopatra, are placed within the much longer history of Egyptian kingship and changing relations with neighbouring powers. Paul Doherty’s The Mysterious Death of Tutankhamun reconstructs the life and early death of Tutankhamun, the Eighteenth Dynasty pharaoh who inherited a court still recovering from Akhenaten’s religious revolution. Further fictional perspectives on Tutankhamun can be found in Mika Waltari’s The Egyptian, Elizabeth Peters’ The Laughter of Dead Kings, Elizabeth Peters’ The Serpent on the Crown, Elizabeth Peters’ Tomb of the Golden Bird, and Christian Jacq’s The Tutankhamun Affair.

Periods

Periods linked to Tutankhamun

Amarna Periodc. 1353–1336 BCE Ancient Egyptc. 3100–30 BCE Egyptology and the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb1922–1923 Eighteenth Dynasty of Egyptc. 1550–1292 BCE New Kingdom Egyptc. 1550–1070 BCE

Series

Historical novels and book series featuring Tutankhamun (2 series)

Amelia Peabody in Order

by Elizabeth Peters 20 books 4.4(45,607)

The Amelia Peabody mysteries follow an independent Victorian traveller who becomes an Egyptologist, detective and member of a formidable archaeological family. Beginning in 1884 and continuing through the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922, the novels combine excavation, antiquities crime, murder and imperial politics with the changing relationships…

All books in this series

1. Crocodile on the Sandbank

First published 1975 · 4.2(7,043)

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2. The Curse of the Pharaohs

First published 1981 · 4.3(4,006)

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3. The Mummy Case

First published 1985 · 4.3(2,609)

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4. Lion in the Valley

First published 1986 · 4.4(2,212)

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5. The Deeds of the Disturber

First published 1988 · 4.4(3,150)

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6. The Last Camel Died at Noon

First published 1991 · 4.5(2,210)

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7. The Snake, the Crocodile and the Dog

First published 1992 · 4.5(2,049)

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8. The Hippopotamus Pool

First published 1996 · 4.6(1,884)

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9. Seeing a Large Cat

First published 1997 · 4.6(1,750)

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10. The Ape Who Guards the Balance

First published 1998 · 4.6(1,370)

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11. Guardian of the Horizon

First published 2004 · 4.5(1,262)

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12. A River in the Sky

First published 2010 · 4.4(1,699)

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13. The Falcon at the Portal

First published 1999 · 4.6(1,607)

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14. The Painted Queen

First published 2017 · 3.9(2,946)

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15. He Shall Thunder in the Sky

First published 2000 · 4.6(2,156)

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16. Lord of the Silent

First published 2001 · 4.5(1,691)

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17. The Golden One

First published 2002 · 4.6(1,314)

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18. Children of the Storm

First published 2003 · 4.6(1,574)

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19. The Serpent on the Crown

First published 2005 · 4.5(1,472)

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20. Tomb of the Golden Bird

First published 2006 · 4.5(1,603)

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Vicky Bliss Mysteries in Order

by Elizabeth Peters 6 books 4.3(5,537)

The Vicky Bliss mysteries follow an American art historian working at Munich’s National Museum whose expertise repeatedly draws her into cases involving stolen antiquities, forged masterpieces and missing treasures. Her investigations move through castles, museums, excavation sites and private collections across Europe and Egypt. The continuing relationship between…