text: what's the story on king tut? any interesting facts to share? tut was the son of akhenaten and kia.  his stepmother was nefertiti (remember the bust of this beautiful lady?)  tut returned egypt to the ways of the old gods after his father had gone to the one god concept and worship of aten.  he died at age about 19.  at first it was thought he was murdered, but recent study of the body shows he died of an infected leg wound.  his tomb held many beautiful things.  some think that as he died so suddenly, and there was no tomb ready for him, someone else's tomb was used.  there are signs that his name and identity were carved in over someone else's identity.  there is even speculation that his father's tomb was robbed to fill tut's tomb.  people wanted to disrespect his father because of his one god concept.  there are tales of a curse placed on all who had anything to do with the opening of tut's tomb-----so many died.  but, coincidents happen, and there was no curse.