Nefertiti
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: African History, Middle Eastern History
Article abstract: Egyptian queen{$I[g]Egypt;Nefertiti} As queen of Egypt married to the iconoclastic pharaoh Akhenaton, Nefertiti helped in the temporary transformation of the culture’s traditional religion into a monotheistic cult of sun worship. She also had an important role in ruling the empire and inspired standards of female beauty.
Early Life
Nefertiti (NEH-fuhr-TEE-tee) was born in the royal city of Thebes on the Nile River in Upper Egypt; her name means “the beautiful one has come.” Her origins and much about her life are unclear. Her...
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