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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 ...
Nefertiti, queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Nefertiti became one of the most recognizable female figures from the ancient world after a portrait bust of her was found in the 20th century and brought to Berlin.
- Joyce Tyldesley
- Nefertiti was a queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in changing Egypt's traditional polytheistic religion to one...
- Some historians believe that Nefertiti may have acted as her husband’s coruler rather than his consort, but the evidence is not conclusive. Nonethe...
- Nefertiti’s parentage is unrecorded, but there is strong circumstantial evidence to suggest that she was the Egyptian-born daughter of the courtier...
- Soon after Akhenaton’s 12th regnal year, one of the princesses died, three disappeared, and Nefertiti vanished. The simplest inference is that Nefe...
Jun 15, 2010 · Learn about Nefertiti, one of the most powerful and mysterious women in ancient Egypt, who ruled with her husband Akhenaten and changed the religion and art of the New Kingdom. Discover the story behind her iconic bust, which became a global symbol of beauty and power.
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.
- Joshua J. Mark
Apr 2, 2014 · Learn about Nefertiti, the beautiful queen of Egypt who ruled with Pharaoh Akhenaten and promoted the cult of Aten. Discover the mysteries of her origins, her power, and her fate after 12 years of reign.
May 2, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of Nefertiti, the consort of Pharaoh Akhenaten and the symbol of ideal feminine beauty. Discover her role in the Amarna period, her possible parentage, her titles, and her mysterious disappearance.
Jan 31, 2023 · Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut's stepmother and may have ruled as a pharaoh in her own right. She lived during the 18th dynasty during the 14th century...
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