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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Queen

Cartoon of a woman with a flower, long eyelashes, and a crown band

Ankhesenamun

The queen who was Tutankhamun's wife.

Years
About 1330 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
ThebesAmarnaValley of the Kings

We are not sure: A letter from an Egyptian queen asking a foreign king for a husband may be hers. We are not sure.

Three facts

  1. 1She was a daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
  2. 2She grew up at Amarna.
  3. 3She is shown beside Tut on a golden throne.

More to know

She was a woman and a queen. Her life after Tut is foggy. That often happens when later kings try to forget a family.

Places: Thebes, Amarna, Valley of the Kings.

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