Tutankhamun's Private Life
In this section I will be looking at what really happened
behind the throne during the reign of Tutankhamun.
When Tutankhamun was in his mid-teens, he would have felt highly pressurised to start a family and an heir to the throne. Overall, his wife/half-sister, Ankhesenamun, became pregnant twice but ended up losing them both.
The first child was female and about 25.75cm tall (from head to toe), this baby is estimated to be no more than five months within the gestation period.
The second child was also female and was about 36.1cm tall (from head to toe). However, this baby was expected to be about seven months into the gestation period.
Both babies were found in two small coffins each and greatly intact. But why did Tutankhamun’s children never make it past the gestation period?
A possible answer comes down to a problem the both Tutankhamun and his children shared: the incest. Due to Tutankhamun’s parents being full brother and sister, and his wife being his half-sister, it made it practically impossible for them to create a baby.
However, this was not the only issue for Tutankhamun. Due to genetic problems and malaria (from the mosquitoes) he was in bad health. In fact chances are his low immune system would have made him feel ill more than well. He may have also experienced many epileptic fits throughout his life (I will explain this more in the “Possible Death Theories” section as well as my “Conclusion (to project)” section).
So all in all, Tutankhamun’s life behind the throne wasn’t as great as we may have all expected it to be and the fact that he had no children to leave his country to would have also made things worse for him.
When Tutankhamun was in his mid-teens, he would have felt highly pressurised to start a family and an heir to the throne. Overall, his wife/half-sister, Ankhesenamun, became pregnant twice but ended up losing them both.
The first child was female and about 25.75cm tall (from head to toe), this baby is estimated to be no more than five months within the gestation period.
The second child was also female and was about 36.1cm tall (from head to toe). However, this baby was expected to be about seven months into the gestation period.
Both babies were found in two small coffins each and greatly intact. But why did Tutankhamun’s children never make it past the gestation period?
A possible answer comes down to a problem the both Tutankhamun and his children shared: the incest. Due to Tutankhamun’s parents being full brother and sister, and his wife being his half-sister, it made it practically impossible for them to create a baby.
However, this was not the only issue for Tutankhamun. Due to genetic problems and malaria (from the mosquitoes) he was in bad health. In fact chances are his low immune system would have made him feel ill more than well. He may have also experienced many epileptic fits throughout his life (I will explain this more in the “Possible Death Theories” section as well as my “Conclusion (to project)” section).
So all in all, Tutankhamun’s life behind the throne wasn’t as great as we may have all expected it to be and the fact that he had no children to leave his country to would have also made things worse for him.