How many sons did Queen Nefertiti have?

Answer 1

Queen Nefertiti and Pharaoh Akhenaten had two sons: the oldest was Smenkhkare, who was born three years before Akhenaten's reign, proving that Akhenaten did not marry Nefertiti as a king but as a prince, and his parents became his co regents and his reign was for 3 years, he married Meritaten later in his father's reign, they had one daughter: Meritaten Tasherit and possibly one son but this has not been proven. Smenkhkare kept the Aten and died young possibly of poor health or from poisoning. If Smenkhkare was a brother or uncle of Akhenaten, he would not have ruled, it would have been Tut, however Smenkhkare was Akhenaten's offical and legal successor thus his oldest son, it is most likely Smenkhkare was Akhenaten's favourite son as Akhenaten never states Tutankhamun is his son, but is only called ".. King's son, his beloved Tutankhamun.." tut never states Akhenaten is his father either, showing that they never acknowledge each other. Smenkhkare is called Akhenaten's beloved, a title for royal children, is called the son of Ra, and his name is shown close to Nefertiti's, showing he is a favourite of the royal couple. Tutankhamun was the last and second son of Nefertiti. It is possible that she was his co regent, however she doesn't seem to want him on the throne, reigning two years before him, perhaps it was just like Akhenaten, who was rejected by Amun and the other gods, his family and friends, Tutankhamun was rejected by his father, brother, mother, sisters except for Ankhesenpaaten and the Aten. Thus, he changed the religion to the old gods, who he felt would not rejected him, he also turned to his grandfather, who was long dead, calling him his father and oddly enough, his grandfather states that Tut is the son of his body as one of Amenhotep III's titles was Nebkheperure. However it is possible that Amenhotep III is instead of Akhenaten, Tutankhamun's father.

Answer 2

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