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    Ankhesenamun - Wikipedia

    • Ankhesenamun (ˁnḫ-s-n-imn, "Her Life Is of Amun"; c. 1348 or c. 1342 – after 1322 BC ) was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived during the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Born Ankhesenpaaten (ˁnḫ.s-n-pꜣ-itn, "she lives for the Aten"), she was the third of six known daughters of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti. She became the Grea… See more

    Early life

    Ankhesenpaaten was born in a time when Egypt was in the midst of an unprecedented religious revolution (c. … See more

    Later life

    Following her mother’s death, she is believed to have been married first to her own father, which was not unusual for Egyptian royal families. She is thought to have been the mother of the princess Ankhesenp… See more

    Hittite letters

    A document was found in the ancient Hittite capital of Hattusa dating back to the Amarna period. The document—part of the so-called Deeds of Suppiluliuma I—relates that Hittite ruler, Suppiluliuma I, while laying siege to … See more

    The Incestuous Queen of Egypt
    The Incestuous Queen of Egypt
    The Original It Girl
    The Original It Girl
    Mummy KV21A

    DNA testing announced in February 2010 has generated speculation that Ankhesenamun is one of two 18th Dynasty queens recovered from KV21 in the Valley of the Kings.
    The two fet… See more

    KV63

    After excavating the tomb KV63, it is speculated that it was designed for Ankhesenamun due to its proximity to the tomb of Tutankhamun, KV62. Also found in the tomb were coffins (one with an imprint of a woman o… See more

    Damnatio memoriae

    Ankhesenamun is believed to have married king Ay, Tutankhamun's successor after her husband's unexpected death. However, Ay and his army chief, Horemheb became political rivals at court during Ay's reign. Ay attempted t… See more

    Popular culture

    Ankhesenamun's name has entered popular culture as the secret love of the priest Imhotep in the 1932 film The Mummy. The 1999 remake, its sequel and its spin-off television series used the name Anck-su-namun, whi… See more

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