Twelve years into the Amarna Period Nefertiti disappears. She could have simply died of a terminal illness; however, many refuse to think so. Little is known about her disappearance due the damage caused by Akhenaten’s successors. It seems they wanted no memory of his existence and that included memories of Queen Nefertiti. Everything was destroyed or buried in the sands of Egypt. Though very little evidence has survived, it has still sparked theories as to how she disappeared. The first theory suggests she became unfavorable to Akhenaten. During her reign as queen she had six daughters. All were cherished, expect a male heir was needed to inherit the throne. Possibly Akhenaten worried a son would never be born and he looked else ware, in turn, dismissing Queen Nefertiti. The second theory suggests she became co-regent to Akhenaten and helped him rule Egypt. After she disappears from historical records, a new co-regent is recorded to rule with Akhenaten by the name of Smenkhare. Many have decaled Smenkhare to be Nefertiti and believe she went to great lengths similar to that of Hatshepsut—dressing as male to be accepted as a pharaoh. The final theory suggests that she could have tried to save the throne by marring a foreign king. Sometime during the end of the Amarna Period a stone tablet recorded the death of the king; this was sent to the Hittites. The queen who had the tablets prepared asked for the king to send a son to Egypt so she may be married. She requested it be prompt as she did not want to marry any servants. The king of the Hittites did send a son, but he was assonated on his journey to marry the queen. This theory has been tied to both Nefertiti and Though we’ll never know what happened to the queen she will forever remain a mystery. Her body has never been found. Possibly somewhere beneath the sands her body has been hidden by Egyptian priests. Somewhere she might be buried in a tomb that was created to hide her last remains.