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. O primeiro são as circunstâncias em que Akhenaton assumiu o poder: o trono estava destinado ao seu irmão mais velho, Tutmés, mas o herdeiro faleceu quando criança. Akhenaton, que na época chamava-se Amenhotep IV, virou o principal na linha de sucessão.
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Nefertiti (flourished 14th century bce) queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned c. 1353-36 bce ), who played a prominent role in the cult of the sun god known as the Aton. Akhenaton and Nefertiti under the sun god Aton Nefertiti (/ ˌ n ɛ f ər ˈ t iː t i /) (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 sun disc and its direct connection to the royal household. Nefertiti (c. 1370 BCE-c. 1336 or 1334 BCE) was an Egyptian queen, the chief wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep IV, also known as Akhenaten. She is perhaps best known for her appearance in Egyptian art, especially the famous bust discovered in 1912 at Amarna (known as the Berlin Bust), along with her role in the religious revolution centering on monotheistic worship of the sun disk Aten. Published 3 Mar 2022, 13:51 GMT. This stunning bust of Nefertiti is perhaps the most famous image of the ancient queen, whom some scholars believe ruled as pharaoh after her husband's death. Photograph by Bpk, Scala, Florence. Nefertiti, great royal wife of Amenhotep IV (better known by the name he adopted later in life, Akhenaten), is one of.
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The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and Its People, by Dr. Barry Kemp — Emeritus Professor of Egyptology at Cambridge University and the director of the Amarna Project — is undoubtedly the most comprehensive source on the mysterious ancient city of Tell el-Amarna, Egypt (known also the modern name of "Amarna"). Amarna was the former capital of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and. Updated May 29, 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. The bust of Nefertiti is perhaps one of the most iconic and copied works of ancient Egyptian art in. Relief of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their daughters. The 17-year reign of the pharaoh crowned as Amenhotep IV was one of the most revolutionary periods in Egyptian history. After the prosperous 39. Queen of Egypt. Reign: 1353'36 BC Dynasty: 18 Queen and Wife of King Akhenaton Nefertiti seems to have been an ardent supporter of her husband Akhenaton's radical religious reformation. Her name means "a beatiful woman has come". Her depictions early in Akhenaton's reign were unusually prominent for a queen.
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Relief of Queen Nefertiti. New Kingdom, Amarna Period. ca. 1353-1336 BC. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122. Nefertiti, whose name means "the Beautiful One Is Here," was principal queen of Akhenaton. Like her mother-in-law Queen Tiye, Nefertiti was a powerful figure in the court. She is frequently shown participating in religious. Akhenaten, Nefertiti & Aten: From Many Gods to One. The reign of King Akhenaten stands out in ancient Egyptian history for artistic innovation, the creation of a new religious capital and intrigue surrounding royal succession. Above all, though Akhenaten is known for his development of a kind of early monotheism that stressed the uniqueness of.
AP. An ancient bust of Queen Nefertiti on display in Berlin should be treated as looted Nazi art and returned to Egypt, a leading expert has said. The statue of the wife of the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten was taken from Egypt by Ludwig Borchardt, the German archaeologist who unearthed it, and is now displayed in the Berlin's Neues Museum. by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters. Watch on. House Altar depicting Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Three of their Daughters, limestone, New Kingdom, Amarna period, 18th dynasty, c.1350 BCE (Ägyptisches Museum/Neues Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin)
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King Akhenaton (left) with his wife, Queen Nefertiti, and three of their daughters under the rays of the sun god Aton, altar relief, mid-14th century
bce; in the State Museums at Berlin In keeping with the typical Amarna Period artistic conventions, both Akhenaten and Nefertiti are depicted with slightly distorted features and proportions, and both male and female figures display a similar body type. (c. 1345 BCE, after Regnal Year 9, on display in the Louvre Museum, Paris ). Remove Ads Advertisement About the Author