Nefertiti

Nefertiti
The bust of Nefertiti from the Egyptian Museum of Berlin collection, presently in the Neues Museum
Queen consort of Egypt
Tenure	1353–1336 BC[1] or 1351–1334 BC[2]
Pharaoh (as Neferneferuaten, disputed)
Reign	c. 1334–1332 BC
Predecessor	Smenkhkare
Successor	Tutankhamun
Born	c. 1370 BC Thebes, Egypt
Died	c. 1330 BC
Spouse	Akhenaten
Issue	Meritaten Meketaten Ankhesenamun Neferneferuaten Tasherit Neferneferure Setepenre
Names Nefertiti
Dynasty	18th of Egypt
Father	Ay (possibly)
Mother	Iuy (possibly)
Religion	Atenism

Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti in hieroglyphs
Neferneferuaten Nefertiti Nfr nfrw itn Nfr.t jy.tj Beautiful are the Beauties of Aten, the Beautiful one has come
Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten

Nefertiti (/ˌnɛfərˈtiːti/^[3]) (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. With her husband, she reigned at what was arguably the wealthiest period of ancient Egyptian history.^[4] After her husband's death, some scholars believe that Nefertiti ruled briefly as the female king known by the throne name, Neferneferuaten and before the ascension of Tutankhamun, although this identification is a matter of ongoing debate.^[5][6] If Nefertiti did rule as Pharaoh, her reign was marked by the fall of Amarna and relocation of the capital back to the traditional city of Thebes.^[7]

In the 20th century, Nefertiti was made famous by the discovery and display of her ancient bust, now in Berlin's Neues Museum. The bust is one of the most copied works of the art of ancient Egypt. It is attributed to the Egyptian sculptor Thutmose, and was excavated from his buried studio complex in the early 20th century.