Interregnum queen

Some more recent research has other findings, but according to early twentieth century writers in 1932, an "interregnum queen", is a Great Royal Wife of a previous pharaoh who rules as a regent in the place of her heir-son, who has not yet reached the age to solely assume the role of pharaoh of Egypt. Officially the young heir-son is assumed to be king, "de jure", making, in theory, his mother a co-regent.

But, in practice, the interregnum queen rules "in the place" of the young male heir as sole ruler, until the heir-son reaches an age, sometimes as early as 9 years old, as in the case of Tutankhamun [Carter, H. and A. C. Mace 1932. "The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen, Discovered by the Late Earl of Carnarvon and Howard Carter." (3 Vols.). New York: Cooper Square Publishers, Inc.] , when he could assume the duties of pharaoh alone.

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