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Gianni Dagli Orti/Corbis

Vying for eternal glory. After the death of Tutankhamun in 1327 B.C.E., one of the young pharaoh’s former advisers, Ay, became ruler of Egypt. Ay (depicted here) began construction on a mortuary temple at Medinet Habu . However, he died three years into his reign, leaving the temple unfinished.