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[[Image:Nefertiti bust.jpg|right|thumb|A bust of Nefertiti]]'''Nefertiti''' (rough translation:  "The beauty has come") was the consort of the [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who briefly replaced Egypt's traditional pantheon of gods with a cult of Sun-worship. On the basis of her having worn crowns normally reserved for the pharaoh, it is believed she was the most powerful consort of any pharaoh. Her cap crown was composed of four main colors: red, which shows power; green, which shows fertility and strength; gold, which shows superiority, preciousness and wealth; and blue, which was the main color used by Egyptians to show virtue, faith and truth.

[[Image:Nefertiti bust.jpg|right|thumb|A bust of Nefertiti]]'''Nefertiti''' ("The beauty has come") was the consort of the [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who briefly replaced Egypt's traditional pantheon of gods with a cult of Sun-worship. On the basis of her having worn crowns normally reserved for the pharaoh, it is believed she was the most powerful consort of any pharaoh. Her cap crown was composed of four main colors: red, which shows power; green, which shows fertility and strength; gold, which shows superiority, preciousness and wealth; and blue, which was the main color used by Egyptians to show virtue, faith and truth.

Nothing is known of Nefertiti's natal family except that she had a sister named Mutbenret. Nefertiti was about 17 when she married Akhenaten. They had six daughters together. The "Early Proclamation" issued in the fifth year of Akhenaten's reign lists only Meritatan, the eldest. The "Later Proclamation" of Year 6 gives two daughters, Meritatan and Meketaten. It is thought that children were proclaimed after weaning. According to an inscription discovered in 2012, Nefertiti was present at a ceremony in Amarna in Year 16, near the end of Akhenaten's reign.<ref>A. Van Der Perre, "Nefertiti's last documented reference [for now]," in F. Seyfried (ed.) ''In the Light of Amarna. 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery,'' (Berlin, 2012), 195-197.</ref>

Nothing is known of Nefertiti's natal family except that she had a sister named Mutbenret. Nefertiti was about 17 when she married Akhenaten. They had six daughters together. The "Early Proclamation" issued in the fifth year of Akhenaten's reign lists only Meritatan, the eldest. The "Later Proclamation" of Year 6 gives two daughters, Meritatan and Meketaten. It is thought that children were proclaimed after weaning. According to an inscription discovered in 2012, Nefertiti was present at a ceremony in Amarna in Year 16, near the end of Akhenaten's reign.<ref>A. Van Der Perre, "Nefertiti's last documented reference [for now]," in F. Seyfried (ed.) ''In the Light of Amarna. 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery,'' (Berlin, 2012), 195-197.</ref>