Tutankhaten ‒ Prince and King
With Dr Marianne Eaton-Krauss, independent scholar
Ashmolean Lecture Theatre
Tue 21 Oct, 2.30‒ 3.30pm
The name of Tutankhamun is familiar throughout the world, yet academics continue to dispute not only the identity of the boy king’s parents, but also the meaning of the name he was given at birth, Tutankhaten. This lecture explores these questions and examines objects that document his life up until the moment the decision was taken to alterhis name to Tutankhamun, marking the conclusion of a campaign to restore the god Amun to his traditional place at the head of the pantheon from which he had been toppled by the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten.