Akhenaten Part 2 – Family Relations

Akhenaten was wed to Nefertiti at the onset of his reign, and the couple had six daughters.

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He also fathered a son, Tutankhamun. Recent DNA analysis revealed that Tutankhamun’s mother was one of Akhenaten’s sisters, identified as the “Younger Lady” mummy.

Below is a list of Akhenaten’s known and presumed children, along with their estimated years of birth:

Smenkhkare – year 35 or 36 of Amenhotep III’s reign Meritaten – year 1 Meketaten – year 3, possibly earlier Ankhesenpaaten, later queen to Tutankhamun – year 4 Neferneferuaten Tasherit – year 8 Neferneferure – year 9 Setepenre – year 9 Tutankhaten – year 8 or 9, renamed Tutankhamun later