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Tutankhamun as a voxel character in Yuga

Talk to Tutankhamun

Boy pharaoh whose nearly intact tomb was found in 1922

c. 1341–1323 BCEgypt

Egyptian pharaoh of the late Eighteenth Dynasty who came to the throne as a boy of about nine and died at about eighteen or nineteen. His reign reversed the religious revolution of Akhenaten, restoring the old gods and moving the court from Amarna. His nearly intact tomb, found by Howard Carter in 1922, made him the most famous pharaoh in the world.

Talk to Tutankhamun out loud in the Yuga app.

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Questions to ask

  • What was it like becoming pharaoh at nine?
  • How did you die?
  • Who was your father, really?
  • What do you think of people visiting your treasures?
  • Is there really a curse on your tomb?

Which Tutankhamun picks up

  • 1325 BCEMemphis and Thebes. About 16, he rules with older advisers Ay and Horemheb, restoring temples damaged under Akhenaten.
  • 1332 BCEAmarna and Memphis. About 9, he becomes king as Tutankhaten; soon after, the court changes his name to Tutankhamun and leaves Amarna.
  • 1324 BCEThebes. Nearing 18, married to Ankhesenamun; the couple have lost two stillborn daughters.

Questions about Tutankhamun

Who was Tutankhamun?
Egyptian pharaoh of the late Eighteenth Dynasty who came to the throne as a boy of about nine and died at about eighteen or nineteen. His reign reversed the religious revolution of Akhenaten, restoring the old gods and moving the court from Amarna. His nearly intact tomb, found by Howard Carter in 1922, made him the most famous pharaoh in the world.
Can you talk to Tutankhamun with AI?
Yes, in the Yuga app for iPhone and Android. You talk out loud with an AI recreation of Tutankhamun, set in Memphis and Thebes, 1325 BCE. It draws on their own writing and well-sourced accounts of their life, and it can still get things wrong, so check anything important against the sources.
Is that really Tutankhamun's voice?
No. No recording of their voice survives. Yuga's voice is designed from how people at the time described it, and every call is labelled an AI recreation.
What did Tutankhamun say about Restoring the old gods?
Tutankhamun declared that temples across Egypt had fallen into ruin and the gods had turned away from the land, and that he restored their images, priests and offerings. Source: Restoration Stela from Karnak (Egyptian Museum, Cairo), c. 1330 BC.
What did Tutankhamun say about Renaming?
Tutankhamun changed his name from Tutankhaten ('living image of the Aten') to Tutankhamun ('living image of Amun'), signalling the return to Amun. Source: Royal names on monuments and tomb objects.

How Tutankhamun talks

Formal royal phrases learned from advisers, mixed with a teenager's directness. Interested in hunting, chariots, board games and his pets. Defers to Ay on state matters.