Meketaten was the second daughter of six born to the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti.
11 Facts About Meketaten
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Meketaten likely lived between Year 4 and Year 14 of Akhenaten's reign.
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Meketaten was born approximately in Year 4 of Akhenaten's reign to that pharaoh and his Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti.
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Meketaten had an elder sister, Meritaten, and four younger sisters: Ankhesenpaaten, Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferure and Setepenre.
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The first known depiction of Meketaten is on the walls of the Hwt-benben temple in Thebes, which is dedicated to her mother Nefertiti.
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Meketaten additionally appears behind Meritaten in later inscriptions, thought to date to Year 4 or later.
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Meketaten attended the Year 12 reception of foreign tributes with her parents and sisters.
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The theory stems from the depiction of a royal baby in the royal tomb, leading to the theory that Meketaten died in childbirth.
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Therefore, the image would symbolically represent the death and rebirth of Meketaten who had now gone to Aten in the afterlife.
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Meketaten was likely buried in the Royal Tomb at Akhetaten, where fragments of her sarcophagus were found.
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In chamber, another scene shows a figure labeled Meketaten standing under a canopy.