ANKHESENAMUN: "The queen of ancient Egypt, shared the throne with the young pharaoh TUTANKHAMUN".
During the 18th Dynasty of great ancient Egypt, there lived a queen. Who shared the throne with the young pharaoh TUTANKHAMUN. Yes, indeed we are talking about the wife of king Tut, or should I say the 'royal queen of the Egyptian Empire? ANKHESENAMUN'S LIFESTORY Ankhesenamun, also known as Ankhesenpaaten, was born around 1342 BCE, as the third of the 6 daughters of the great pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife, queen Nefertiti. Taking a glance to her early life we come to see that she grew up during the religious revolution. Her father Akhenaten forced the people to worship the sun god, ATEN. ATEN was the traditional deities of Egypt. Ankhesenamun was very active as she alongside her sisters Meritaten and Meketaten participated in government and religious functions. Now as Time passed on and she became the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Tutankhamun. king Tut was Ankhesen's own brother, and their marriage was not uncommon among the Egyptian royalty. This is bec...