Nefertari
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Egyptian queen{$I[g]Egypt;Nefertari} Ramses II had at least eight wives, of whom Nefertari, his first and clearly his favorite, exercised significant political and religious influence on the pharaoh and on the society over which he reigned.
Early Life
Few facts have been unearthed regarding the early life of Nefertari (neh-fehr-TAH-ree), although she is thought to have been highborn, of noble, but not royal, birth. Because her name is often followed by a phrase indicating that she was beloved by Mut, a goddess associated with the area...
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