DNA now confirms the mummy to be a son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye—known to be the parents of Akhenaten—and the father of King Tut. The end of Akhenaten's reign is cloaked in confusion—a ...

His Parents Were Siblings, Leading to Health Issues DNA analysis confirmed that King Tut's parents were siblings, a common practice among Egyptian royals to preserve the purity of their bloodline.

When Tut became king, he married his half-sister ... The young king, however, was plagued with health issues due to his parents being brother and sister.