Tutankhamun: The Mysteries of the Boy King

by Zahi Hawass

Learn about the life of King Tut, his burial and the fabulous discovery of his tomb.

Contents:
The great discovery --
Egypt before Tutankhamun --
Tutankhamun, king of Egypt --
The life of the boy king --
Death and burial --
After King Tut.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Egypt, Archaeology

64 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2005

Reviews

[BAM IS BACK!]

I felt like I was sitting in a social studies class, and it lasted about as long. It did its best to describe the trappings, but nothing stood out to make this a "to-go" book. I read the audiobook; maybe the paper copy would have photos to make it all worthwhile?

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[Amy Rose Westmoreland]

After listening to the audiobook, I was left feeling like there must be more to Tutankhamun's life that wasn't explored here. Perhaps this is because we can only speculate on his past, but I still would have wanted to hear more speculation about these mysteries or at least the surrounding stories during this time period (like in chapter 6: After King Tut).

The book read like a journal entry from the Archeologist who wrote it which mostly covered what was found in King Tut's tomb and how those things may have related to King Tut's life and/or afterlife. I think this perspective should have been made known in the book's title. I was expecting a more historical read rather than a story from an archeologist.

My favorite chapter, chapter 6, was about what happened after Tutankhamun's death. It revealed a glimpse of Egypt's rocky relationship with the Hittites and the mystery around Tutankhamun's survived wife and suspiciously named King after.

To sum up my rating from the free audiobook experience, I'll be generous and give 2 stars since I got what wanted, a quick education, but didn't feel I gained more than what I could have gained from reading an article on Wikipedia. Maybe there's pictures in the book where more people got more value.

[Rhiannon Rickets -Dellar]

An good introduction told from Famous Director
Zahi Hawass POV. Lovely photos and illustrations. Told in a ‘full circle’ kind of way mes img that it ends back on information where he begins his story of the boy king.

Very informative... one slight criticism is the photos don’t always correspond to images of history mentioned on the same page but rather the page before or after the information is given.

[Britt Richards]

This was a good, short listen. I always enjoy anything written by Zahi Hawass. I don’t think I learned anything new, though I’d like to know more about the proposed possible genetic disease that Akhenaten may have had.

[Yasser Maniram]

Short but insightful and written in a manner that kept my interest peaked.

[Dany Cruz]

Felt a little repetitive in certain moments but still enjoyable. I would say 3.7 or 3.8

[Kara]

An easy, short read the covers the re-discovery of the tomb, the life of Tutankhamun and his royal family, the before during and after of his brief reign, and the current research of his body.

[Sophie Henderson]

This was a very good book I would recommend it.

[Richard]

This is a quick hour introduction to Tutankhamun. Good for budding archeologists.