heir to the throne?

Akhenaton had mostly female children. His wife Nefertiti only had daughters, and her sister also had daughters when married to Horemhab as his queen. There is no mention of him having a son on the official murals from Al Amarna (Akhetaton), only him and his daughters and wife. One talatat (fragment) said "tut was his bodily son", but this was propaganda. Akhenaton did not have male children, or they would be in an honored position at his Court. Akhenaton himself could be seen as a "Lesbian Pharaoh" based on "his" portraits: his feminine physique (legs, hips), and when Nefertiti claimed royal titles following some "argument" she was portrayed as "male." Political intrigue, though, is presently missing from the record. We can presume all did not work out for the new prophet.

Smenkhkara was his co-regent or successor, shown with wife Meritaton (daughter of Nefertiti). Akhenaton could have divorced Nefertiti for lack of a son, married his own daughters as a replacement, then adopted Tut as his heir.

M7 :)