Ankhesenamun

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Ankhesenamun was an Egyptian queen of the 18th Dynasty, best known as the wife of Tutankhamun and a key figure during the turbulent Amarna and post-Amarna periods.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Ankhesenpaaten 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th Dynasty of Egypt person
New Kingdom figure
ancient Egyptian queen
associatedWith Atenist religious reforms
restoration of Amun cult
royal court at Amarna NERFINISHED
royal court at Thebes
birthPlace Amarna NERFINISHED
burialPlace unknown
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian
dynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
era 14th century BCE
father Akhenaten NERFINISHED
historicalStatus figure of scholarly debate
knownFrom Hittite diplomatic correspondence
ring inscriptions
scarabs and seals
tomb objects of Tutankhamun
language Ancient Egyptian
maritalStatus widow of Tutankhamun
mother Nefertiti NERFINISHED
nameChangeReason religious shift from Aten to Amun worship
nameMeaning She lives for Amun
notableFor being wife of Tutankhamun
role in succession crisis after Tutankhamun
originalName Ankhesenpaaten NERFINISHED
originalNameMeaning She lives for the Aten
politicalStatus member of Egyptian royal family
possibleSpouse Ay NERFINISHED
relative Ay NERFINISHED
Horemheb NERFINISHED
Smenkhkare NERFINISHED
Tutankhamun NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion
role participant in royal succession politics
queen consort during Tutankhamun’s reign
sibling Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit (possible) NERFINISHED
Meketaten NERFINISHED
Meritaten NERFINISHED
Neferneferuaten Tasherit NERFINISHED
Neferneferure NERFINISHED
Setepenre NERFINISHED
spouse Tutankhamun NERFINISHED
successorAsQueenConsort Ay’s Great Royal Wife (possibly Ankhesenamun) NERFINISHED
timePeriod Amarna period NERFINISHED
post-Amarna period NERFINISHED
title Great Royal Wife
King’s Daughter
King’s Wife
Lady of the Two Lands NERFINISHED
Queen consort of Egypt

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Ay associatedWithQueen Ankhesenamun
Akhenaten child Ankhesenamun
Ay possibleSpouse Ankhesenamun
Tutankhamun spouse Ankhesenamun
Tutankhamun spouse Ankhesenamun
this entity surface form: Ankhesenpaaten