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It was not changed - both of those versions are modern attempts to pronounce the ancient Egyptian Twt.'nx.imn. This is how it is written out in hieroglyphs, without any vowel sounds - the "i" is a guttural consonant that does not exist in English.
Since Egyptologists have no hope of pronouncing Twt.'nx.imn when they want to speak about him, they say either Tutankhamun or Tutankhamen; they could also say Tewetinkhamon and be just as inaccurate. Since we can never know how it was said in ancient Egypt, any modern version is just as good as any other.
There is a theory that the king's original name was Twt.'nx.itn (Tutankhaten) but there is little or no evidence for this.
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What is King Tutankhamun real name?
King Tutankhamun's real name as a child was Tutankhaten but then when he got older he changed his name to Tutankhamun
What name did King Tutankhamun change?
His original birth name was Tutankhaten, and he later changed it to Tutankhamun.
What did King Tutankhamun change back after his father changed it?
some name that he had b4 he did stuff
What is the relationship between Tutankhamun and amunhotep?
It depends which Amenhotep you mean. I'm guessing you mean Amenhotep IV, although he later changed his name to Akhenaten. In which case he was Tutankhamun father.
Who was King Tutankhamun queen?
his queen was ankhespaaten but later she changed her name to ankhespaamen because King Tut changed his name to please the god amun
What does King Tutankhamun's name mean?
King Tutankhamun's name means "LIVING IMAGE OF ATEN".When King Tutankhamun was Prince his name was Tutankhaten. His name as a prince meant Living Image of Aten. When he became Pharaoh he changed his name to Tutankhamun, shifting focus from the god Aten, who his father, Akhenaten, worshipped, back to the god Amun.So as King, Tutankhamun's name means "Living Image of AMUN"
What can Tut's name be spelled like?
King Tut's name is spelled Tutankhamun. But there are always other ways of spelling it. wikipedia has a lot of information on Tutankhamun. Tut's birth name was Tutankhaten, but he changed it to this. His name is also spelled:TutankhamenTutankhamonTutenkhamunTutenkhamonTutenkhamen
How was King Tutankhamun's father like?
He changed the religion and forbidded people to whorship the first religion. He was a harsh but strong leader.
What did tut change his name to?
At first Tut was known as Tutankhaten,his birthname. When he became pharaoh at age nine he changed his name to Tutankhamun.
How did Tutankhamun make egypt a stronger or weaker civilization?
In my opinion he made it stronger. He only reigned for a short period but changed his father's mistakes. Amenhotep IV / Akhenaten had changed all worship in Egypt from Amun to Aten. He destroyed many places of worship to do this. Tutankhamun allowed the people of Egypt to worship Amun again and rebuilt temples.
What is the real name of King Tutankhamun?
He was born as Tutankhaten, but he changed it to Tutankhamen later. When he took the throne, he dubbed himself Nebkheperure Tutankhamen, I think.
Is Tutankhamun dead?
Tutankhamun is quite dead.yes
