Tutankamon'un Annesinin Kim Olduğunu Artık Biliyoruz — Tutankhamun, Now We Know Who The Mummy's Mummy Was

Tutankhamun: now we know who the mummy's mummy was

By Chris Green

Wednesday, 17 February 2010

His autopsy otopsi took some time to complete - more than 3,000 years, in fact - but scientists now believe they know why the Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun died, as well as who his parents and grandmother were.

After conducting yönetmek an extensive geniş analysis of the ancient pharaoh's (i.) firavun. DNA, which they gathered toplanmak from his mummified remains, the researchers concluded that a combination birleşim of malaria sıtma and bone abnormalities anormal contributed katkıda bulunmak to his premature erken death at the age of 19 in 1324 BC. The researchers believe that Tutankhamun's father was the pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt for 17 years alongside yan yana his queen, Nefertiti. Tutankhamun's mother can only be named as KV35YL, the name of the tomb lahit in which her mummified remains were found. The final identified mummy is believed to be Tiye, Akhenaten's mother and Tutankhamun's grandmother.

It is now known that Tutankhamun's family suffered from a bone disorder, and four of the mummies (including that of the boy king) were found to have malaria. The combination of these two conditions, the researchers argue, probably proved fatal ölümcül in his case. "These results suggest avascular kan damarından yoksun bone necrosis kangren in conjunction birlikte. with the malarial infection as the most likely cause of death in Tutankhamun. Walking impairment bozulma and malarial disease sustained maruz kalmak by Tutankhamun is supported by the discovery of canes değnek and an afterlife pharmacy in his tomb," they concluded.

Dr Robert Connolly, a senior lecturer okutman in physical anthropology at Liverpool University who has examined the remains of Tutankhamun, said: "DNA doesn't come thick and fast in ancient materials, and to have extracted sufficient amounts from this mummy is very lucky. This is yet another piece of the great jigsaw yapboz puzzle of the 18th dynasty hanedan."

Little was known of the young pharaoh, who ruled Egypt for just nine years, until the English archaeologist Howard Carter discovered his tomb and its priceless treasures in 1922.

In 1968, x-rays of his mummy seemed to show a swelling şiş at the base of the skull, suggesting that he had been killed by a blow darbe to the head and prompting some to surmise tahmin etmek that he was assassinated öldürülmek. But a more recent study, which used a CT medical scanner on his remains, revealed that Tutankhamun's leg had been badly broken just above his knee before his death, an injury which may have led to lethal öldürücü blood poisoning. In 2007, further evidence suggested that he sustained maruz kalmak the fracture çatlak while hunting on a chariot at arabası.

Dr Michael Ridley, director of the Tutankhamun Exhibition in Dorchester, said the revelations açıklama about the pharaoh's likely parentage nesil were "fascinating" but that it was still impossible to be sure about what ended his life. "After such a long time, you can only get an idea, you can never prove it," he said. "Malaria would have been endemic yaygın to the area and it's quite possible that he may have had malaria, but not in a sufficient yeterli sufficient state to actually kill him."