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2007-10-25 04:21:04 · 9 answers · asked by melissa h 1 in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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Nefertiti was an Egyptian Queen:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertiti

2007-10-25 04:24:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Nefertiti (or Nofretete) was a Queen of Egypt and wife of the pharaoh Akhenaton. She disappeared from the records about 12 years after the marriage, and her name was defaced on monuments at some later date. A small gold scarab bearing her name, inscribed within the royal cartouche that marks the name of a pharaoh, was recovered in 1986 from an ancient wreck and suggests that she briefly ruled in her own right.

No one knows where Nefertiti came from. Her name means “the beautiful one has come,” which once led scholars to assume she was foreign-born. Today many believe she was from a town now called Akhmim and belonged to the same influential family as Queen Tiye. Wherever Nefertiti was born, she was a part of Akhenaten’s revolution from the beginning.

2007-10-25 23:15:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Nefertiti (prounounced at the time something like *nafratiːta[1]) (c. 1370 BC - c. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal Wife (or chief consort/wife) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. She was the mother-in-law and probable stepmother of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nefertiti may have also ruled as pharaoh in her own right under the name Neferneferuaten briefly after her husband's death and before the accession of Tutankhamun, although this identification is doubted by the latest research.[citation needed] Her name roughly translates to "the beautiful (or perfect) woman has come". She also shares her name with a type of elongated gold bead, called nefer, that she was often portrayed as wearing. She was made famous by her bust, now in Berlin's Altes Museum, shown to the right. The bust is one of the most copied works of ancient Egypt. It was attributed to the sculptor Thutmose, and was found in his workshop. The bust itself is notable for exemplifying the understanding Ancient Egyptians had regarding realistic facial proportions.

2007-10-25 11:25:08 · answer #3 · answered by Keltasia 6 · 0 0

Nefertiti (c. 1370 BC - c. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal Wife (or chief consort/wife) of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenaten. She was the mother-in-law and probable stepmother of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. Nefertiti may have also ruled as pharaoh in her own right under the name Neferneferuaten briefly after her husband's death and before the accession of Tutankhamun. Her name roughly translates to "the beautiful (or perfect) woman has come". She also shares her name with a type of elongated gold bead, called nefer, that she was often portrayed as wearing.
Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nefertiti

2007-10-25 17:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by Rachelle_of_Shangri_La 7 · 0 2

Nefertiti was the most beautiful Egyptian queen of Ancient Egypt.

Here is a picture of the famous Bust of Nefertiti:
http://stevenlehrer.com/images/Nefertiti.jpg

2007-10-25 18:36:41 · answer #5 · answered by 3lixir 6 · 0 0

Nefertiti was never pharoah. Hatshepsut was the only woman to rule as pharoah.

2007-10-25 11:32:24 · answer #6 · answered by Robin W 7 · 0 0

she was an Egyptian wife/consort to Akhenaten (Amenhotep)and mother of Tutankamen

2007-10-25 11:29:46 · answer #7 · answered by wendy_da_goodlil_witch 7 · 0 0

She was a Eygption Queen.

2007-10-25 12:01:13 · answer #8 · answered by missgigglebunny 7 · 0 0

You mean who not what. She was an egyptian queen. Look her up.

2007-10-25 12:20:18 · answer #9 · answered by tjmoore83102 2 · 0 0

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