Queen Nefertiti

Queen Nefertiti – Female Pharaohs – Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt – The New Kingdom

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Queen Nefertiti is one of the kings who relate to the greatest kings throughout Egyptian history.

Husband: King Akhenaton “Egyptian Pharaohs kings”

Children: Queen Meritaten, Queen Ankhesenamun, Neferneferu Aten Tasherit, Neferneferu Ra, Stepen Ra.

Biography: She shared the rule in Ancient Egyptian Government with King Tutankhamun.

Antiquities:

• Stone statues in stone to indicate the development of the art of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and Architecture in ancient Egypt

Queen Nefertiti Facts

• The origins of the Pharaonic queen and one of the most famous Pharaonic queens of Egypt throughout history have not been revealed yet.
• There are theories from Egyptologist, that say it is from a foreign princess from Cyprus.
• It was discovered that there is a similarity in facial features between Queen Tiye “wife of King Amenhotep III” and Queen Nefertiti.
• It was discovered that Queen Nefertiti’s father had the title “Yoya Abi.”
• She was the first and main wife of King Akhenaton, the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the era of  The New Kingdom in ancient Egypt, alongside his second wife, Queen Kiya, the mother of King Tutankhamun “He has the Tomb of Tutankhamun | KV62 within the tombs of the Valley of the Kings “Thebes” in Luxor, southern Egypt, who died giving birth to the young king.”, who died giving birth to the young king.
• The name of Queen Nefertiti stopped being mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna texts, who Discovered in archaeological sites in Egypt in Al Minya, such as the Tombs of the Nobles Amarna and the Royal Tomb of Akhenaten beginning in the twelfth year of King Akhenaten’s reign on the throne of ancient Egypt, when it is believed that she died or a dispute occurred between her and Queen Ti, the mother of King Akhenaten, which caused her to be isolated from the rule of Egypt and accompanying the Pharaonic king.
• There are theories from Egyptology, that confirm that Queen Nefertiti assumed the throne of Egypt immediately after the death of her husband and changed her name and the Coronation of the Pharaohs took place. Inscriptions and drawings of her were drawn on the walls of her striking enemies.

The story of the exit of Queen Nefertiti’s head from Egypt:

• The story begins when archaeologist Dr. Ludwig Borkhat found treasures and artifacts while working at Amarna in 1912 AD.
• Egyptian law at the time stipulated that the treasures of Egyptian Tombs Pharaonic and Pharaonic Egyptian Antiquities be divided 50% from the excavation results, and the division was not made in the event that the tomb was found intact, such as the Tomb of Tutankhamun | KV62 in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor or the Tomb of Queen Hetepheres I Within the Old Kingdom of Egypt in Giza, it was built in the era of Queen Hetepheres I, the guard of King Sneferu wife in the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt during the Old Kingdom period..
• The head of Queen Nefertiti was covered with clay and was hidden and pointed out during the division. It was a clay head and not an antiquity with a length of 47 cm. The famous antiquities dealer Simon obtained the head and traveled with it to Germany and left Egypt illegally.
• The antiquities dealer gifted the head to the Berlin Museum in 1913 AD. Then World War II broke out in 1943 AD. The museum stored the Pharaonic artifact and officially transferred it to the treasury of the State Bank, then moved it several times during the war to preserve it.
• It was moved to a special hideout in a zoo, then a hideout in Saline Stocklen. Then after the war, the belongings were collected. Then, in 1955, it was moved to my country for display in Berlin. Then, it was moved to the famous Charlotte Tower in Berlin. Then on August 13, 2005, it was moved to the Museum Island in the Old Museum in Germany. Then it was transferred to the famous Charlotte Tower in Berlin. It is now on display in the new museum.
• After the end of World War II, Egyptian officials in the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism demanded the return of the statue, but Commander Adolf Hitler agreed to the Egyptian request, but when he saw the head of Queen Neferti, he was impressed by the ingenuity of Art in Ancient Egypt and refused her return to Egypt.
• There are ongoing attempts so far by the Egyptian government to import the artifact of Queen Nefertiti.

When was Queen Nefertiti born?

Queen Nefertiti was born in 1370 BC in the Thebes region.

When did Queen Nefertiti die?

The queen died in 1330 BC and was buried in the Tell el-Amarna area.

Who are the children of Queen Nefertiti?

Queen Nefertiti married Akhenaten and gave birth to Meritaten and Khabar-Rai.

Queen Nefertiti life

• The meaning of the name Queen Nefertiti is “the beautiful woman.” She is a member of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
• After the death of her husband, the queen lived for a short time, but she did a number of great things as in Social Structure in Ancient Egypt.
• Where Tutankhamun helped him obtain the throne of Egypt.
• The name of Queen Nefertiti was erased from the records, as was the case with her husband, but they were not satisfied with that, but they also distorted her image.
• One of the most famous images that Queen Nefertiti brought is a half-face statue that came carved on a piece of limestone.
• The previous statue was found by the German Egyptologist “Ludwig Buchardt” in 1912 AD.
• But the world stole the statue to Germany and then to Berlin to restore the statue.
• There is still no conclusive evidence of the Queen’s origins, but it is believed that she is the daughter of “Ai” the army chief and that her nurse is the wife of the minister.

Queen Nefertiti, wife of Akhenaten

• One of the important roles that Nefertiti played was her role as a wife, as she provided aid to her husband.
• Where Akhenaten participated in the worship of the new God Aton “Egyptian deities in Ancient Egyptian religion“, which means the disk of the sun.
• It was believed in the past that a mediator beside her husband between the people and God, so it was believed that she is blessed.
• Queen Nefertiti obtained a number of titles, including the great royal wife.
• Nefertiti gave birth to 6 girls, and they are “Mirit Aten, Makt Aten, Ankhs in Ba Aten and she is the wife of Tutankhamun, Neferneferu Aten, Neferneferu Ra, Set in Ra.”
• Nefertiti moved with her husband to Tel el-Amarna, and she even appeared with him in celebrations and family scenes “Festivals in Ancient Egypt“.
• She also participated with him in traditional military ceremonies, and there are also pictures of her while she is eliminating enemies.

Nefertiti statue

• There is a statue of Nefertiti made of red quartzite “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy” and comes decorated, and it is the second statue of her next to the one in Berlin.
• The mummy of Queen Nefertiti was not found for a long time, but in the nineteenth century 3 mummies were found in the crypt in Akhenaten’s tomb.
• One for a man and two for women, and the first was smaller than the second. It is said that one is Nefertiti. In 2002 AD, it was already reached that one of them is Nefertiti.
• It was confirmed that the mummy belonged to Queen Nefertiti because of the high accuracy in mummification “Mummification in ancient Egypt“, as well as the anatomy of organs, including the shoulders and neck, as well as the dimensions of the face.
• However, this discovery was criticized by many, most notably Dr Zahi Hawass, the former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Affairs.
• The doctor said that the mummy belonged to a girl between 16 and 20 years old.

The death of Queen Nefertiti

• The daughter of Queen Nefertiti, “Miket Aten”, passed away, and a group of pictures came out depicting the grief of her family for her.
• After the death of the daughter and the grief of Nefertiti, she disappeared from the royal court and “Meritaten” became her successor, until she received the title of the Great Royal Wife.
• Until the queen completely disappeared in the second year of Akhenaten’s rule. It is believed that she died and was buried in a tomb located in the “Akht Aten” area.
• However, scientists were unable to determine the area of ​​her burial, until it was believed in 2015 that she was secretly buried in the tomb of King Tutankhamun.

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