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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 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 to her father and may have borne him one daughter, Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit ('Ankhesenpaaten the Younger'), before she was 13 years old.
- Joshua J. Mark
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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.
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Apr 13, 2014 · Ankhesenamun was the sister and wife of Tutankhamun, the boy king who restored the old religion of Egypt. She faced many hardships, including the death of her husband, the loss of her children, and the disappearance from history.
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.
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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.
Ankhesenamun, a key figure in Egypt’s Amarna Period, influenced its history through her marriages to Akhenaton and Tutankhamun. Her story intertwines with political and religious shifts, highlighting the impact of personal relationships on ancient Egypt’s cultural evolution.
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