Ankhtkheperura tomb adjacent to the tomb of Tutankhamon? ©M7C 2026
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Why was Queen Nefertiti believed to be a co-regent Pharaoh to Akhenaton?
Traditionally when a Queen is past her prime the Pharaoh weds one of his daughters. Queen Meritaton was already married to co-regent Smenkhkara, she was Akhenaton’s first born daughter. Meketaton died young, she was #2. Ankhesenpaaton was #3 and was available.
When Amonhotep 3 Nebmaatra was Pharaoh (Akhenaton’s father) he married Queen Tiye, and later their daughter Sitamon, whom became the Royal Consort. The genetic tests done on Mummies in Egypt said that the “Younger Lady Mummy was the daughter of Amonhotep 3 and the mother of Tutankhamon.” This would be Sitamon, as Nefertiti was not the daughter of Nebmaatra. The YL Mummy was also the “sister of KV55 Mummy” long believed to be Akhenaton (but without 100% certainty).” She was the “mother of Tutankhamon and Tut’s sister,” which would not be Ankhesenpaaton as Ankh was the daughter of Akhenaton.
My theory is that YL Mummy is Royal Consort Sitamon and the sister of Tut is Bakhetaton, the granddaughter of Queen Tiye. Sitamon and Nebmaatra mated to produce Tutankhaton and Bakhetaton (as twins, via incest). This was detected on the Genetic tests. This also meant Amonhotep 3 Nebmaatra is both the father and grandfather of Tut. KV55 Mummy would not be Akhenaton, but a “male relative of Tut,” like a brother (Smenkhkara). The reconstruction of the KV55 Mummy resembles the statuary of Smenkhkara, with none of the features, however stylized, of Akhenaton. Because Sitamon was also a daughter of Nebmaatra, she was Tut’s sister also. Tut was thus a direct heir to Nebmaatra, after Sitamon. But to be an heir to Akhenaton, Tut had to wed one of Akhenaton’s daughters.
Ankhesenpaaton was Akhenaton’s “favorite” the one he was always kissing. An unfinished statue of Akhenaton and Ankhesenpaaton kissing was found once. She has titles expressing this devotion on her names. © Copyright 2026 M7C, All rights reserved.
The names of Smenkhkara (as co-regent) were mixed with the names of Akhenaton’s 3rd daughter and Royal Consort Ankhesenpaaton, renamed Ankh-t-Kheperura Nefer-Neferu-aton as the female co-regent/Royal Consort to Akhenaton. Nefer-Neferu-Aton was once a title, not a name, of Queen Nefertiti, used by her heiress Ankhesenpaaton. Akhenaton and Ankh had 2 known daughters (Ankhesenpaaton Tashery, and Nefer-Neferu-Aton Tashery). Smenkhkara also had the name Ankh-Kheperu-Ra minus the additional “T” to indicate a female use. As Co-regent Royal Consort to Akhenaton, she was shown in male attire with her breasts visible, wearing a “Nefertiti style crown.” Tut’s Mannequin has a similar flat gold crown of Nefertiti.
One scene shows a “female wearing a Nefertiti flat crown” smiting an enemy, a traditional role for a Pharaoh. Akhenaton is never shown in any violent actions on his monuments. Akhenaton is also shown as co-regent twice, once with his father and once with his heirs. This may be due to his temperament.
After Nebmaatra died around year 10 of Akhenaton, Tut was “adopted as Akhenaton’s heir.” After Akhenaton died, Ankh became Pharaoh and ruled for about 1 year or longer and later decided to be Tut’s Queen. She had time to build a tomb in the Valley of the Kings (KV62). She shared this tomb initially with Smenkhkara whom died before she was sole ruler, Nefer-Neferu-Aton-the-ruler. Nefertiti and Akhenaton were buried in their City of Aton (Amarna, Akhetaton). Smenkhkara’s tomb (section) was violated during the early part of Tutankhaton’s reign, probably during the 3 year interim from age 9 to 12 when he was at Amarna. Tut had Smenkhkara reburied in KV55 Queen Tiye’s tomb. Tut kept the 2nd coffin of Smenkhkara as found in his burial.
Later, Tut renamed his people with Polytheist names (original ones) or pre-Atonist names; his name changed from Tut-ankh-aton to Tut-ankh-Amon, and his Queen Ankhesenpaaton to Ankhesenamon. Tut restored the Temples first, and the reclamation of the Empire second. Tut led battles or via Magical Proxy to Border States to acquire annual Tribute (tax). This was in Nubia and Syria mostly. He later attacked the Hittites in stopping their assault on the Mitanni region. This was resolved centuries later by Ramses the Great in the next Dynasty 19. While attacking the Hittites, Tut discovered a Courier sending messages from Egypt to the Hittites. The Courier had letters sent by Queen Ankhesenamon asking for a Hittite Prince to wed for a peace treaty. Tut was declared dead by the Egyptians according to the letters that Tut intercepted. Tut returned home to Egypt to find out why. General Horemhab, Tut’s heir to the throne, remained in the region.
Tut found Vizier Ay as “King Ay” with Ankhesenamon as his Queen. Tut had Ay arrested. Tut next had to maintain the illusion he was dead, so he sent letters to the Hittite King as “King Ay.” One letter laced with Magic killed the Hittite King, compelling Horemhab to return to Egypt. If Ankhesenamon died before Tut, then she was entombed in KV62 first, and a fake wall was placed blocking access to her tomb. Horemhab returns home prematurely and is informed that “King Ay killed Tut” so he orders “King Ay be killed and his tomb destroyed.” Ankhesenamon’s tomb is sealed with a fake mural showing “King Ay performing last rites for Tutankhamon.” The figure of “King Ay” has Tut’s face on it, which was his trademark to have his face on the statues of the Gods. This indicates that he ordered it painted.
After Tut died (during a Hunting Campaign) he was buried in King Ay’s tomb (WV23) first, which was violated “by Horemhab’s men,” and reinstalled in KV62 to “block access to Queen Ankhesenamon’s section.” Tut’s mummy was burnt by fire and the red granite sarcophagus was smashed in WV23 tomb. The lid to the red granite sarcophagus was found on top of the yellow Quartzite Sarcophagus in KV62 (originally belonging to someone else). Most of the items are not his in the tomb KV62, as KV62 is the tomb of Ankhesenamon & Smenkhkara.
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It is possible that Ankhesenamon died by suicide before or immediately after Tut died. The plaster blockage was found by another Egyptologist later, and confirmed. Queen Nefertiti’s head was found in KV40 which matched her statuary, minus her nose, which would be severed for “the Crimes of Atonism.” This was mentioned once in KMT Magazine.
The Hittite Prince would not be Pharaoh had Ankh succeeded, as she would reprise her role as Pharaoh with the Prince has her male Royal Consort. Marrying the daughter of a Pharaoh was a traditional peace treaty in Ancient Egypt. Ramses the Great wed the Daughter of the Hittites to secure a peace treaty. Perhaps she died after this failed and after Tut returned to Egypt?
Bakhetaton had 2 stillborn fetuses that were placed in the tomb. Genetic tests confirm the mother was a “sister of Tutankhamon.” Ankhesenamon was not the mother, though she had named daughters (see above). Ankhesenamon was not a sister of Tut, more probably a niece. Bakhetaton, Tutankhamon and Nebmaatra Amonhotep 3 all had the “clubbed foot disorder” which was inherited; the KV55 Mummy lacked this trait. Bakhetaton would reside in the Royal Harem, so the fetuses are examples of that activity. Ankhesenamon didn’t like the Harem because she didn’t have any living heirs with Tut. Horemhab was the only heir, and once he became Pharaoh he removed all trace of the Pharaohs between him and Nebmaatra from the official records. So no one would be looking for their tombs.
One statue of Akhenaton and Nefertiti are shown holding hands but are “unhappy.” The fake plaster wall idea was also found in Pharaoh Horemhab’s tomb, minus the art deco. It was found opened by ancient robbers. The entrance to the burial Chamber in KV62 was painted on the interior (removed by Carter) not the exterior leading to the Antechamber. A small gap was found opened when the tomb was discovered in 1922; this was probably the escape hole for the artist / priests (or opened by Carter).
The creases or lines on the “face of Osiris” in KV62 Burial Chamber are not necessarily related to Nefertiti, as her daughters also have those attributes. The chamber was said to be “sealed when the paint was fresh” to explain the appearance of Mold near the “missing door in the wall.”
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Bibliography:
Memories under the Aton: The True Life of King Nebkheperura. Copyright ©2026 Horus Michael, All rights reserved.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7NVVTBN/
