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Nefertiti (flourished 14th century bce) was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned c. 1353–36 bce ), who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Akhenaton and Nefertiti under the sun god Aton.
Over a century after it was excavated, the bust of Nefertiti remains a flashpoint for institutions and the public, driving us to consider the ways in which objects and their data are acquired, displayed, and shared.
Nefertiti (/ ˌ n ɛ f ər ˈ t iː t i /) (c. 1370 – c. 1330 BC) was a queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, the great royal wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten. Nefertiti and her husband were known for their radical overhaul of state religious policy, in which they promoted the earliest known form of monotheism , Atenism , centered on the sun ...
Apr 14, 2014 · Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) was the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means, `the beautiful one has come' and, because of the world-famous bust created by the sculptor Thutmose (discovered in 1912 CE), she is the most recognizable queen of ancient Egypt.
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Feb 22, 2024 · Nefertiti: The Enchanting Story of the Lady of the Two Lands. The iconic queen of Egypt was more than a pretty face; she was a revolutionary who turned her nation on its head and clawed her way to the apex of Pharaonic power. Feb 22, 2024 • By Nathan Hewitt, MA History, BA Ancient & Modern History.
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Jun 15, 2010 · One of the most mysterious and powerful women in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti was queen alongside Pharaoh Akhenaten from 1353 to 1336 B.C. and may have ruled the New Kingdom outright after her...
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Mar 3, 2022 · By Editors of National Geographic. March 03, 2022. • 15 min read. Nefertiti, great royal wife of Amenhotep IV (better known by the name he adopted later in life, Akhenaten), is one of history's...
