Eternal Beauty: Unraveling the Enigma of Queen Nefertiti

 Who is ancient egyptian queen Nefertiti ?

 Nefertiti was one of the most powerful queens of the Eighteenth Dynasty approximately 3,400 years ago. She was the great royal wife of King Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV). She gave birth to Akhenaten six daughters, one of whom she married to Tut ankh amun, where he later became king of Egypt. Nefertiti had a very high status during her marriage to akhenaten. She lived in the fourteenth century BC. She received many titles, including “the great royal wife,” “the lady of Upper and Lower Egypt,” and “the lady of the two regions.”

  What is the meaning of the word Nefertiti?

The name Nefertiti came from the term beauty among the ancient Egyptians. Nefertiti means “the beautiful one has come.” The queen’s name was mentioned next to the title “nefer neferu aten” which means “Aten shines because the beautiful one has come.” Nefertiti shared the rule with Akhenaten and exercised her authority as a great queen for several years, and this is indicated by the blue crown that was made especially for her until she suddenly moved away from the limelight, and it is not yet known what the main reason for this distancing was, especially since she was not more than thirty years old. Some scholars and historians believe that she was exiled by her husband, King Akhenaten, for an unknown reason. Others indicate that Nefertiti died from an illness that befell her, and others believe that Nefertiti was still alive until Akhenaten passed away from the throne. Until now, the mummy of Queen Nefertiti has not been found.

 Who are the children of Queen Nefertiti and Akhenaten?

• Merit Aten
• Meket Aton
• Ankhesenamun
• Neferneferu-Aten-Tasherit
• Neferneferu Ra
• Step in Ra

 About queen Nefertiti

 Nefertiti married Akhenaten immediately after his accession to the throne of Egypt at an early age, and began leading the country with him in the city of Thebes. She participated in the reconstruction of the Karnak temples, as was tradition in the Eighteenth Dynasty, and the family was composed of King Akhenaten, Queen Nefertiti, and six others. Girls, and this appears in a great mural in the tomb of Merre II. Nefertiti was a strong supporter of her husband in his new religious calling, which at that time represented a great religious and social revolution as well. Queen Nefertiti was one of the strongest supporters of the king in moving the capital from its old headquarters to the new headquarters. It is called "Akhet Aten", which means the horizon of Aten, in the village of Tell el-Amarna in the city of Minya in Upper Egypt.

 Queen Nefertiti enjoyed broad and distinguished powers that were unparalleled in ruling Egypt, as the walls of the Egyptian temples recorded some scenes that embody the queen’s leadership of the Egyptian army and striking enemies just like the king. The walls of the temples also recorded her power and position with King Akhenaten as a partner in rule, as she was a personal person. Unique in Egyptian history.

  The queen played an important and fundamental role in Egyptian foreign policy. The queen appeared with the king’s crown, not the queen’s crown, when facing enemies, in addition to the blue crown that the king wears in ritual scenes, where she appeared with it. This is what happens unless there is a ruling woman, not just a queen.

 What is the evidence of Queen Nefertiti's rule with King Akhenaten?

 Recorded on the walls of the tomb of Merre II is a scene of Queen Neftiti next to King Akhenaten receiving foreign delegations who come to Egypt to offer gifts and tribute, and some other scenes that show the partnership between the spouses throughout the reign in joint work in political and religious works.

Why did Queen Nefertiti disappear?

 After twelve years of Akhenaten's rule, Queen Nefertiti disappeared due to the death of one of her daughters, "Meket-Aten." She was overcome with great sadness, and she retreated slightly from royal rule until her daughter, Meret-Aten, took her place.

Where was the bust of Queen Nefertiti found?

 The bust of Queen Nefertiti was found under the ruins of the city of Akhenaten at Tell el-Amarna, 300 km south of Cairo. Akhenaten ordered the construction of this city in 1340 BC to become the seat of the new religious faith that called for the worship of the sun. The bust of Nefertiti is considered one of the most wonderful pieces of art that have been found. On it in the ancient era, it is a statue carved on a piece of limestone, and there is another statue made of red quartzite and decorated with exquisite colors. The statue of Nefertiti was found by the German Egyptologist “Ludewik Borchardt” in 1912 in the workshop of the sculptor Thutmose at Tell el-Amarna, and The archaeologist smuggled the statue to Germany, and the head of the statue is now located in the largest museums in the German capital, Berlin

Is there a mummy of Queen Nefertiti or not?

  In the nineteenth century, the French scientist Victor Loret found a secret room in the tomb of Akhenaten and found in it three mummy of a man and two women, one smaller than the other. It is likely that the smaller one is the mummy of Queen Nefertiti, which was examined by x-rays and was found. Two earrings in the left ear were seen on the walls of temples and in pictures. The Egyptian side objected to this proposal because the mummy that was found was of a young woman younger than Nefertiti, and that there is a similarity between her and the queen, and that is what separates In this matter, a set of tests were performed on Tutankhamun and Akhenaten to determine whether it was the mummy of Nefertiti or not?

Have scientists found the tomb of Queen Nefertiti?

  After the discovery of Tut ankh amun’s tomb, scientists believed that the tomb of Queen Nefertiti would be discovered near it, but scientific attempts and experiments did not succeed in discovering it, as it is believed that the queen was secretly buried inside Tut ankh amun’s tomb, after discovering signs leading to internal passages inside Tut’s tomb. Ankh Amoun .