Nefertiti (/ ˌ n ɛ f ər ˈ t iː t i / [3]) (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 the earliest known form of monotheism , Atenism , centered on the ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Nefertiti, queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton, who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Nefertiti became one of the most recognizable female figures from the ancient world after a portrait bust of her was found in the 20th century and brought to Berlin.

Apr 14, 2014 · Nefertiti (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE) was the wife of the pharaoh Akhenaten of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. Her name means, `the beautiful one has come' and, because of the world-famous bust created by the sculptor Thutmose (discovered in 1912 CE), she is the most recognizable queen of ancient Egypt.

Jun 15, 2010 · One of the most mysterious and powerful women in ancient Egypt, Nefertiti was queen alongside Pharaoh Akhenaten from 1353 to 1336 B.C. and may have ruled the New Kingdom outright after her...

Apr 22, 2023 · After presiding over ancient Egypt with unprecedented power, Queen Nefertiti mysteriously vanished from the historical record in 1336 B.C.E. But some believe she secretly took her husband's place as pharaoh after he died.

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti was the great royal wife of King Akhenaten and, in contemporary Western culture, is perhaps ancient Egypt’s most famous queen – as the iconic bust in the Berlin Museum evinces.

Jan 28, 2022 · Nefertiti, (died c. 1330 BC), Egyptian queen consort of the 18th dynasty (r. 1353–1336 BC), generally regarded as one of the most recognizable and beautiful figures of ancient Egypt.

Jan 31, 2023 · Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut's stepmother and may have ruled as a pharaoh in her own right. She lived during the 18th dynasty during...

Apr 2, 2014 · Nefertiti, whose name means "a beautiful woman has come," was the queen of Egypt and wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten during the 14th century B.C. She and her husband established the...