by Lynette Alice

Created on: June 30, 2010   Last Updated: May 01, 2011

King Tut never had it easy. He was running an empire at ten instead of hanging out doing whatever other kids did during that time. Current evidence shows he was a sickly child on top of that, so even if he had the time to be a normal kid, he likely would have been teased over his ailments as only kids can do. Now in death, his penis is gone. If you subscribe to the theory that you need all the parts you had on Earth to get along properly in the afterlife, King Tut got the short end of the stick because his is missing.

Believe it or not, as weird as it sounds, but there has been mystery surrounding the penis of the boy King for over 40 years. Around 1968 it was noted that his member was not where it was supposed to be. It was reported to have come loose and been lying separate from the body. Zahi Hawass, who is Egypt’s chief archaeologist confirms King Tut’s penis is no longer one with his body, but also notes it is well developed so you can’t really go the George Costanza route and speculate about shrinkage. It probably isn't possible for a mummy penis to undergo that humiliation anyway.

Part of the mystery is that when the mummy was discovered in 1922, everything including the penis was where it was supposed to be according to the original reports. It remained in place for a reported 46 years which removes the theory that it was stolen during WWII which some have speculated. It was then missing for 38 years before turning up on a CT scan. Now is where the real speculation begins.

There is a growing conspiracy theory of mythic proportions which is part science and part… well part just weird. German researchers have claimed their peers that conducted the investigation into what killed King Tut have it all wrong. They say Tut almost certainly would not have died from Malaria as is the popular theory now because he would have built a strong enough immunity to that by the time he reached about ten years old. They contend he had sickle-cell anemia that ultimately led to organ failure after an accident of some sort.

Add in that early autopsies of King Tut were rather brutal in nature and things got broken that shouldn’t have. Then add in there are small things aside from the penis missing that were reported as present when the body was found and the whole situation is a mess. That brings the story back to the German researchers who believe King Tut had Antley-Bixler syndrome which is a genetic mutation that can cause an elongated skull

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