Nefertiti

Nefertiti (; ) 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, centered 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.

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Nefertiti was a female human from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, born in Thebes in 1370 BCE. She held the noble title of Great Royal Wife and served as both queen and pharaoh. Her spouse was Akhenaten, and her father was Ay. She was a member of the family of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt and was said to be the same person as Dakhamunzu.

She had four children: Neferneferuaten Tasherit, Neferneferure, Setepenre, and Meritaten. Her sibling was Mutnedjmet. Nefertiti died in Amarna in 1330 BCE. She practiced the religion of ancient Egypt and worked within Ancient Egypt.

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Key facts

Royalty.image: Nofretete Neues Museum.jpg
Royalty.caption: The bust of Nefertiti from the Egyptian Museum of Berlin collection, currently in the Neues Museum
Royalty.succession: Queen consort of Egypt
Royalty.reign: 1353–1336 BC or 1351–1334 BC
Royalty.succession1: Pharaoh
Royalty.moretext1: (as Neferneferuaten, disputed)
Royalty.predecessor1: unclear, Akhenaten or Smenkhkare
Royalty.successor1: unclear, Smenkhkare or Tutankhamun
Royalty.reign type1: Reign
Royalty.consort: yes
Royalty.spouse: Akhenaten
Royalty.father: Ay (possibly)
Royalty.mother: Iuy (possibly)
Royalty.religion: Atenism
Royalty.dynasty: 18th of Egypt
Hieroglyphs.title: Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti
Hieroglyphs.name: X1:N35:N5-M17\-F35-F35-F35-F35-.-F35-M18-X1:Z4-B1
Hieroglyphs.name transcription: Neferneferuaten Nefertiti Nfr nfrw itn Nfr.t jy.tj

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Nefertiti - Oxford Reference

"Nefertiti" published on by Oxford University Press., consort of Akhenaten (formerly known as Amenhotep IV; r. c. 1352–1336 BCE), the tenth pharaoh of Egypt’s Eighteenth Dynasty. She lived with her husband and six daughters at Amarna, where she played an important role in the worship of the solar deity known as the Aten....

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: female
Citizenship: Ancient Egypt
Place of birth: Thebes
Place of death: Amarna
Spouse: Akhenaten
Child: Ankhesenamun
Father: Ay
Sibling: Mutnedjmet
Occupation: queen regnant
Position held: pharaoh
Religion: religion of ancient Egypt
Family: Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Noble title: Great Royal Wife
Image: Nefertiti Berlín 05.JPG
Number of children: 6
Work location: Ancient Egypt
Said to be same as: Dakhamunzu

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Commons category: Nefertiti
date of death: 1330-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Nefertiti
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
date of birth: 1370-00-00
described at URL: www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001/acref-9780195382075-e-1524
has characteristic: mononym

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Contents

Names and titles
Family and early life
Life
Possible reign as a Pharaoh
Old theories about Nefertiti's career
New theories about Nefertiti's career as a Pharaoh
Death and burial
KV21B mummy
Hittite letters
Gallery
Cultural depictions
References
Works cited
External links

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, although 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.

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