What's every1s opinion on Nefertiti being Smenkhara - I don't reckon... if she did change why waste alll the time building up her coregency just to change your name

I do not believe Nefertiti and Smenkhkare are the same person. I think that Smenkhkare may have been a son of Akhenatens by another lesser wife like perhaps Kiya and the older brother of Tutankhamun. Because I do not understand how Smenkhkare is believed to have been married to Nefertiti's eldest daughter Meriaten and still they question was Smenkhkare Nefertiti. Okay Maybe Akhenaten could have married his own deughters but Nefertiti too. But in my book it said that Meriaten is believed to have been married to Smenkhkare what evidence they have of this and proof I am not sure I will check my other books to see if I can really find proof to suport this theory. So I believe that Nefertiti and Smenkhkare are two different Egyptian , but I also wonder if they could have been the same people.

Personally, I like the theory of there being, in a way, "two Smenkhkares".

First of all there's "Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten" (aka Nefertiti), and then there's "Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare" (aka Smenkhkare).

For more info check out this great website: http://www.heptune.com/smenkhka.html

Yes, that makes sense.I do not think they would be the same person "Ankhkheperure Nefernefeuaten" and "Ankhkheperure Smenkhkare."

Thank You Sekhmet that help me alot . I have never really thought about Akhenatens sister Bekeataten being the mother of the two princess , but it would make since. But , I do not understand how one could be Mekeaten's daughter because I thought she died having a child so how would it be named. But it would make since in a way since they say them child is never mentioned maybe because it was a boy and took up a common name or more likly it died.