Nefertiti

A. Life & family 1. Akhenaten B. Achievements & Legacy 1.religion C. Bust
 * VII. Nefertiti**

Back to home Back to group Queen Nefertiti's life along with her death was a mystery. She was very powerful because she had great influence on who got to be king after her husband died. The Ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti is mostly known for her beauty. She also helped her husband Akhenaten, the king, switch the city's god from Amon to Aton.

Nefertiti was born in 1384 B.C in the city of Thebes. Her name means the beautiful one has come. Her father, Aye, was the Grand Advisor to the king which is the minister of a state. He was also the Commander of Horse which meant he was in charge of the king's chariots. Aye also designed and built the Colossi of Memnon which were the statues of King Amenhotep III and Queen Tiy. As a child Nefertiti lived in the palace with King Amenhotep III; we don't know why - it is a mystery. She was groomed to marry Prince Amenhotep when she was 15 and he was 16.Amenhotep and Nefertiti were best friends. Nefertiti had four baby girls. In 1372 B.C the health of Amenhotep III was starting to fail. In 1369 B.C., King Amenhotep III stepped down from the throne leaving his son to be king. King Amenhotep III's son changed his name from Amenhotep to Akhenaten.

Nefertiti and her husband Akhenaten had many achievements and legacies. The big legacy was religion. They changed the city's god from Amon to Aton (It changed from the worship of many gods to the one sun god, Aton). Amenhotep (the prince) changed his name to Akenaten and Nefertiti's to Neferuaton to honor the god Aton not Amon. Amenhotep was building a new city to honor Aton, the name of this city is Akhenaten it would be the first planed city. Akenaten ordered the destruction of Amon's name all over Egypt. This turned the people against him because they had been worshiping many gods not just one main god. After Akenaton died she and her dad, Aye, appointed Tutankhamen to be the next king.


 * //Nefertiti’s bust is probably really commonly recognized statue among women.//** It was found in the ancient Egyptian sculptors tomb Tuthmossis. The bust of Nefertiti shows her with unusually shaped cat eyes. The tops of the ears and top edge of her crown had chipped off. The bust also shows her with pink-brown skin and red smiling lips.

That was the life of Nefertiti. In it she got to be a queen and help change religion and pick a new king (Tutankhamen) after her husband died. She is considered by some scientists to be the most beautiful girl ever. Her toumb was never found, and might not ever be. She is a mystery and that is how it will probably stay.



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