You are indeed correct, Osiris. And that information has to be considered alongside the fact that Smenkhkare Djeserkheperu Ankhkheperure, to give him/her the full name, sometimes had the Ankhheperure (which is the name that resembles Nefertiti's) written in the female form. and the info from Tut's chair showing that person to be i) "beloved of Waaenre"(Akhenaten) and ii)most likely co-ruling, although that again is an interpretation, albeit a reasonable one.
And then of course there is the issue of the appearance of the mummy of KV55, both skeletally and by way of the presentation of the mummy. And the move to Thebes and then back to Amarna by Smenkhkare
As I said, I do not think there is one theory which can successfully narrate all these issues, although a number of people have tried. The whole episode was evidently one of flux and factions with differing agendas.
But going back to the original post of Ankh-of-life, I would repeat that one of the problems in studying history is the application of mindsets, dynamics, or moral judgments which might seem reasonable to us but which have no bearing on the period or culture in question.
In ancient Egypt there was a very different mindset concerning gender, sexuality, promoscuity, and sexual maturity. So our classifications cannot apply.
Scribe2
PS. I mentioned Unas in the previous post, and must correct myself - it was Pepi II who was alleged to have bedded one of his generals.
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