News King Tut died of a broken leg/malaria... Parents were brother and sister. - Page 2

Stewie · 02-16-2010, 02:50 PM

CAIRO – Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and died from complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the most extensive study ever of his more than 3,300-year-old mummy.
The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and his family, the team that carried out the study said in an article to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

It also established the clearest yet family tree for Tut, indicating for the first time that he was the child of a brother-sister union.

The study said his father was most likely Akhenaten, the pharaoh who tried to revolutionize ancient Egyptian religion and force his people to worship one god. The mummy shown by DNA to be that of Tut's mother also turned out to be a sister of Akhenaten, though she has not yet been identified.

Tut, who became pharaoh at the age of 10 in 1333 B.C., ruled for just nine years at a pivotal time in Egypt's history. While a comparatively minor king, the 1922 discovery of his tomb filled with stunning artifacts, including the famed golden funeral mask, made him known the world over.
Speculation had long swirled over why the boy king died at such a young age. A hole in his skull long fueled speculation he was murdered, until a 2005 CT scan ruled that out, finding the hole was likely from the mummification process. The scan also uncovered the broken leg.

In contrast to the golden splendor he was buried with, the newest CAT scans and DNA tests revealed a sickly teen pharaoh, weakened by congenital illnesses finally done in by complications from the broken leg aggravated by severe brain malaria.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/...egypt_king_tut

**Donger** · 02-16-2010, 03:03 PM

More evidence that the Egyptians didn't build the pyramids. I mean, if you can't figure out that you should pull out before ejaculating inside your own sister, what chance do you have of creating the pyramids?

Garcia Bronco · 02-16-2010, 03:04 PM

Maybe this whole club foot mess started a trend which reached it's pinnacle with this

Delano · 02-16-2010, 03:04 PM

Obligatory "billay" joke.
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Garcia Bronco · 02-16-2010, 03:04 PM

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More evidence that the Egyptians didn't build the pyramids. I mean, if you can't figure out that you should pull out before ejaculating inside your own sister, what chance do you have of creating the pyramids?

Lots of slave labor?

seclark · 02-16-2010, 03:05 PM

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Maybe this whole club foot mess started a trend which reached it's pinnacle with this

mmmmm...i remember those ladies.
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JOhn · 02-16-2010, 03:06 PM

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mmmmm...i remember those ladies.
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Frazod · 02-16-2010, 03:09 PM

If only they could have gotten to him in time.

Tango&Cash · 02-16-2010, 03:13 PM

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**Dave Lane** · 02-16-2010, 03:18 PM

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KU kept kicking my ass, so I got the F*** out!!!

Why does he remind me of this ???

**Buck** · 02-16-2010, 03:24 PM

You died of dysentery.

You caught a 5 lb rabbit.

**Dartgod** · 02-16-2010, 03:27 PM

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Dante84 · 02-16-2010, 03:45 PM

It seems that brother and sister had Tut in common.

Jenson71 · 02-16-2010, 05:06 PM

Sibling marriages in Egyptian royalty in the New Kingdom were the norm.

Braincase · 02-16-2010, 07:23 PM

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Sibling marriages in Egyptian royalty in the New Kingdom were the norm.

Explains this dude from Arkansas I knew who called himself "Prince".

Zebedee DuBois · 02-16-2010, 07:56 PM

He died for tourism.

02-16-2010, 02:50 PM
Stewie MVP Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West of the Equator Casino cash: $-1930099	King Tut died of a broken leg/malaria... Parents were brother and sister. CAIRO – Egypt's famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and died from complications from a broken leg exacerbated by malaria, according to the most extensive study ever of his more than 3,300-year-old mummy. The findings were from two years of DNA testing and CT scans on 16 mummies, including those of Tutankhamun and his family, the team that carried out the study said in an article to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It also established the clearest yet family tree for Tut, indicating for the first time that he was the child of a brother-sister union. The study said his father was most likely Akhenaten, the pharaoh who tried to revolutionize ancient Egyptian religion and force his people to worship one god. The mummy shown by DNA to be that of Tut's mother also turned out to be a sister of Akhenaten, though she has not yet been identified. Tut, who became pharaoh at the age of 10 in 1333 B.C., ruled for just nine years at a pivotal time in Egypt's history. While a comparatively minor king, the 1922 discovery of his tomb filled with stunning artifacts, including the famed golden funeral mask, made him known the world over. Speculation had long swirled over why the boy king died at such a young age. A hole in his skull long fueled speculation he was murdered, until a 2005 CT scan ruled that out, finding the hole was likely from the mummification process. The scan also uncovered the broken leg. In contrast to the golden splendor he was buried with, the newest CAT scans and DNA tests revealed a sickly teen pharaoh, weakened by congenital illnesses finally done in by complications from the broken leg aggravated by severe brain malaria. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100216/...egypt_king_tut
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