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Nefertiti

1,370 BCE – 1,330 BCE · aged 40

Egyptian queen and Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh

Born
1,370 BCE · Thebes
Died
1,330 BCE · Amarna

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  1. 1,370 BCEBornBorn in Thebes
  2. 1,330 BCEDiedDied in Amarna

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Biography

Akhenaten is the same as Akenten (same as todays Ghana Twi language among Akans). Nefertiti is the same as Nef3 tete in Ghana Twi translating as Timeless Beauty

Nefertiti (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 an exclusivist and possibly even monotheistic religion, Atenism, centred on the sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of ancient Egyptian history.

After her husband's death, some scholars believe that Nefertiti ruled briefly as the female pharaoh known by the throne name Neferneferuaten just before the ascension of Tutankhamun. This identification is a matter of ongoing debate. If Nefertiti did rule as pharaoh, her reign was marked by the fall of Amarna and the relocation of the capital back to the traditional city of Memphis after her death.

In the 20th century, Nefertiti was made famous by the discovery and display of her ancient bust, now in Berlin's Neues Museum. The bust is one of the most copied works of the art of ancient Egypt. It is attributed to the Egyptian sculptor Thutmose, and was excavated from his buried studio complex in the early 20th century.

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