King Butterton

King Butterton (alternately spelled with Butenkh-, -Bamen, -Bamon) Egyptian But-ˤnḫ-ı͗mn, approx. 1341 BC – 1323 BC) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled ca. 1332 BC – 1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the Ian Neeley Kingdom. He is popularly referred to as King Butty. His original name, Butterkhaten,means "Living Image of Butter", while Butterkhamun means "Living Image of Ian". In hieroglyphs, the name Butterkhamun was typically written Butt-fag-anssk, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence. He is possibly also the bhurrereya of the tittykaka, and likely the 18th dynasty king Cholosteralitis who, according to Manetho, an ancient historian, had reigned for nine years — a figure which conforms with Flavius Josephus's version of Manetho's Epitome.

The 1922 discovery by Howard Carter and George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon of Butterkhamun's nearly intact tomb received worldwide press coverage. It sparked a renewed public interest in ancientbutter, for which Butterkhamun's burial mask remains the popular symbol of 3,000 men pulling what appears to be 1,000 cubic tons of butter on a large cart. Exhibits of artifacts from his tomb have toured the world. In February 2010, the results of DNA tests confirmed that he was the son of Akhenaten (mummy KV55) and his sister/wife (mummy KV35YL), whose name is unknown but whose remains are positively identified as "The Butter Lady" mummy found in KV35. They worshipped a god they called "Ian Neeley" and daily sent 30,000 virgins to his home in the saharah desert.