1. Queen Nefertiti
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2. Who Was She?
The chief wife of Akhenaton, who was pharaoh from 1353 to 1335 B.C.
Had six daughters
Was stepmother to Tutankhamen
Symbol of Beauty
Her name means “the beautiful (or perfect) woman has come”- suggests she was a foreigner
Some think she was the daughter of a government official, a man named Ay, who later become pharaoh after Tutankhamen died
She and her husband together tried to establish monotheism by worshiping the sun disk god, Aton

3. Nefertiti in Artwork
Little was known about Nefertiti until this famous sculpture was found in 1912 by German excavators in Amara.
Painted limestone statue of Akhenaton and Nefertiti

4. What Did She Really Look Like?
Because she and her husband tried to erase all the other gods, she made a lot of enemies- raises the question of whether she died naturally
After Akhenaten’s reign ended, the Egyptians reverted back to their old religion- erased historical records of Akhenaten and Nefertiti
Nefertiti’s mummy was mutilated so she would not be able to live in the afterlife
How Did She Die?
What Did She Really Look Like?
To see an artist’s rendition, go to:

5. Sources
Yakutchik, Maryalice. “Who Was Nefertiti?” Discovery Channel (4 Oct. 2005)
Lesko, Leanard. “Nefertiti.” Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia Deluxe

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