tutankhamon

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Definition of tutankhamon in English English dictionary

Egyptian Pharaoh known for his young age, for the restoration of Egyptian religion, and for being the only Pharaoh whose tomb was preserved intact to the modern age

Hyphenation

Tut·ankh·a·mon

Etymology

() While appearing as a single word in modern Western languages, the name actually consists of three Egyptian words: : tut – image : ankh – life : amon or amen or amun – the god Amon Hence, the meaning of the name: the living image of God.