Tutankhamun was a Father

2 September 2008 - Filed under Tutankhamun

Two foetuses were discovered by Howard Carter in the Tutankhamun’s Tomb back in 1922. Ever since that, stored at the Faculty of Medicine in Cairo University, the two still-born babies have remained an apple of discord for scientists.It is debated whether they were Tutankhamun’s own children, whether they were twins (the difference in sizes suggested they weren’t) and how did they end up in the tomb of their possible father.

New scientific developments can possibly shed more light on this ancient Egyptian mystery. Professor Robert Connolly who is working as an anatomist with Egyptian authorities claims that initial tests on the mummified remains of the two children suggest that they are likely to be twins and that King Tutankhamun may have been the father of these children.

Mr Connolly says: “The work carried out by Catherine Hellier in Norway and I suggests that the two foetuses in the tomb of Tutankhamen could be twins despite their very different size and thus fit better as a single pregnancy for his young wife. This increases the likelihood of them being Tutankhamen’s children.”

Based on blood analysis carried out in the seventies and the new findings, Tutankhamun could be the father. However, to make the picture clearer it is necessary to make more tests. It is planned that both foetuses will go through CT scans and scrupulous DNA testing to determine the cause of death and to prove their hereditary relationship with Tutankhamun.

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