Tadukhepa was the daughter of King Tushratta of Mitanni and
Queen Juni. Her aunt, Gilukhepa was married to Amenhotep III.
Tadukhepa as a child of about 15 was given to Amenhotep III in
marriage as well. After her husband's death, his successor,
Akhenaten married her as he was 18 and she was probably 16-19 years
of age. It is thought she miscarried several children with
Anenhotep III, some archelogists believe Prince Siatum, father of
Nebetia was her son by Amenhotep III, rather than his brother by
Mutemwiya. With Akhenaten, some say she bore a daughter, Atenmert,
however there is no evidence of this and Atenmert's existance is
being questioned. Some people say Kiya a concubine of Akhenaten,
was Tadukhepa with a changed name as we don't hear of her as
Akhenaten's wife, however there is no evidence that proves this
theory either. If Tadukhepa was Kiya, she would have beared an
unnamed daughter (Kiya-Tasherit or Beketaten) and possibly
Smenkhkare (his mother was most likely Nefertiti or another
concubine) and Tutankhamun (there is no evidence that Kiya, or
Nefertiti was his mother, most likely Meritaten, Beketaten, or some
wife of Alhenaten or Amenhotep III. As he stated Amenhotep III was
his father). It is most likely Tadukhepa lived peacefully in
Akhenaten's harem, and died of old age or died of an early age of a
plague or in childbirth. It is possible Tadukhepa's child may have
been pictured at Meketaten's funeral, she died before, however
there is for now no evidence she did bear any children to either
Amenhotep III or Akhenaten, if she did, she either miscarried, or
they were stillborn.