The Daughters Of Tutankhamun

In 1922 when the tomb of Tutankhamun was discovered with over 5000 artefacts inside, one raised more questions than answers for the Egyptologists. Way at the back of the tomb in the so called treasury room guarded at the doorway by the elegant black jackal god, Anubis, behind him simply placed above some other treasures was a plain undecorated white box. But this box contained something that was more precious to the Pharaoh than any piece of gold could be. There were 2 small sarcophagi. Each containing 2 mummified babies.

Tut and his wife Ankhesenamun had a deep love, evident from the images we see of them together. These 2 siblings that had only each other to lean on for emotional support. They tried to continue their family line, resulting in the divesting outcome of 2 still born children.

But what about these 2 children of Tut and Ankhe? Dr Sahar Saleem has studied them in-depth with unprecedented techniques to discover their secrets. And using these new techniques, we can reveal the faces of Tutankhamun’s children, for the first time!