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King Tut’s wet nurse may have been his sister: expert
An archaeologist said Sunday that Maia, Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s wet nurse, may have actually been his sister Meritaten, reviving speculation about the identity of the mother of the boy king. DNA tests have proved that the pharaoh Akhenaten was the father of Tutankhamun, but the identity of his mother has long been a mystery. On […]
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Tomb of Tutankhamun’s wt nurse is opened for the firts time since it was discovered in 1996.
Tomb of Tutankhamun’s wet nurse is opened for the first time since it was discovered in 1996… as Egypt launch a PR offensive in a bid to woo tourists back. The tomb of Tutankhamun’s wet nurse has been opened to visitors for the first time, following its discovery almost 20 years ago. The burial site, […]
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La nourrice de Toutankhamon était en réalité sa sœur
Un égyptologue français a affirmé dimanche en Égypte que la nourrice du pharaon Toutankhamon, Maïa, n’était autre que sa sœur, la princesse Mérytaton, relançant les spéculations sur l’identité de la mère du jeune roi, décédé il y a plus de 3 000 ans. L’archéologue Alain Zivie avait découvert en novembre 1996 la tombe de Maïa, […]
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