Ankhesenamun: The Story Of Tutankhamun

We all know the story of Tutankhamun, but the story of his wife, Ankhesenamun, is rarely discussed. She earned her fame from being the wife of King Tut, but her death is just as mysterious. Ankhesenamun lived a queer life from being born into royalty, marrying her father and half brothers, and then mysteriously disappearing from the history books. Her birth name was Ankhesenpaaten (she lives through Aten). She was the third of six daughters of Pharaoh Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti. She was born in her 18th dynasty of Egypt, during a heretic religious revolution, brought on by her father, who believed that there was only one true god, Aten, the sun-disk god. She was born in Thebes (modern day Waset), but later moved to Akhetaten (modern day Amarna), the new capital of Egypt her father dedicated the sun-disk god, Aten. She became a Senior Princess along with her two older sisters. As Senior Princesses they were involved in government and religious functions. …show more content…
Ankhesenamun married her father and possibly fathered his daughter, Ankhesenamun tasherit, or Ankhesenamun junior. She married her half brother Smenkhkare after Akhenaten died, She was wed to Smenkhkare for 1-3 years before he died. She then married Tutankhamun, her other half brother, when she was 13 and he was 8-10. During their 10 year rule from from 1336 BC - 1327 BC, they changed the religion back to the old gods. To honor this, Thebes became the capital again and they changed their names from Tutankhaten and Ankhesenpaaten to Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun. They had 2 daughters who died prematurely because Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun had the same father. Besides this tragedy, the couple are shown to have loved each other and enjoyed each other’s company. She accompanied him while he was hunting and a wall painting shows her giving flowers to Tut, a sign of her love. Sadly, Tut died when she was in her in her early