Mockaton

The first maketaton images appear on the walls of the temple of her mother Nefertiti Hut-benben, where she and her older sister Meritaton are depicted next to the queen ^[2] . She was also depicted on a border stele indicating the limits of Ahetaton , the new capital of the pharaoh Akhenaten. Macketaton moved there with her family when she was still a small child.

Macketaton died in the 13th or 14th year of her father's reign. At age 12, she was still alive, since she was depicted with her parents and sisters at a reception of a foreign tribute - a ceremony that can be seen on some images in the tombs of high-ranking officials, such as the Amarna governor Huyi and the high priest Aton Merir I ^{[1 ] [2]} .

The cartouches of Amenhotep III and Akhenaten on the fragments of her sarcophagus are considered proof of the long-lasting juxtaposition of two pharaohs, father and son .

The plague epidemic that gripped Egypt between the 12th and 15th years of the reign of Akhenaten coincides in time with the last mention of many members of the royal family. Among them are Queen Mother Tia , Queen Nefertiti, the middle wife of Akhenaten Kiya , Macketaton and two young princesses Nefernefrura and Setepenra ^[1] . Another cause of death of Macketaton could be the birth, captured in the tomb of Macketaton ^[3] .

Pedigree

She was buried in the tomb of Akhenaten , the body was not found.

On the wall of the tomb, prepared in the rocks for the royal family, is shown the despair of the spouses over a dead girl - a father with a hand broken over his head, and with his other hand grabbing his wife by the hand, clutching his hand to his face, as if he still did not believe his loss. An elderly nanny of the deceased is torn to the body of a pet, she is held by a young maid. The death scene of Maketaton by the power of the transmitted feelings, no doubt, refers to the masterpieces of Egyptian art.

• Victor Solkin. Nefertiti, a journey through the sands of eternity // New Acropolis. - 2000. - No. 3 .