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Ankhesenamun (ˁnḫ-s-n-imn, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC) was a queen who lived during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Born Ankhesenpaaten ( ˁnḫ.s-n-pꜣ-itn , "she lives for the Aten"), [3] she was the third of six known daughters of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti .
Apr 29, 2023 · Learn about the tragic life of Ankhesenamun, who married her brother Tutankhamun and became queen of Egypt in the 18th Dynasty. Discover how she survived religious upheaval, incest, and childbirth complications in ancient Egypt.
- William Delong
Apr 13, 2014 · Ankhesenamun did disappear from a lot of ancient Egyptian history but some scholars believe she outlived Ay's four year reign. There might be evidence to suggest that there is another burial tomb in the Valley of the Kings, at a depth deeper than King Tut's tomb.
Ankhesenamen was the queen of ancient Egypt (reigned 1332–22 bce), who shared the throne with the young king Tutankhamen. Ankhesenamen was the third daughter of Akhenaton and Nefertiti, the couple who introduced the religious and cultural innovations of the Amarna period. She was probably married.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 3, 2014 · Ankhsenamun (born c. 1350 BCE and known as Ankhesenpaaten in youth) was the daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. She was married...
- Joshua J. Mark
Mar 23, 2018 · Queen Ankhesenamun ‘s Mysterious Death. Left without options, Ankhesenamun was now in the hands of those who decided her fate. Queen Ankhesenamun had to marry the late Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s advisor, Pharaoh Ay, a union she strongly opposed.
Ankhesenamun was the daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, and the wife of Tutankhamun and Ay. She lived during the Amarna period and may have written a letter to the Hittites seeking a new husband.
