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'''Nefertiti''' (rough translation:  "The beauty that has come") was the wife of the [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional gods with a cult of Sun-worship. On the basis of her having worn [[crowns]] normally reserved for the pharaoh himself, it is believed she was the most powerful consort of any pharaoh. This would also have made her the most powerful woman on Earth during the 14th century B.C. 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.

'''Nefertiti''' (rough translation:  "The beauty that has come") was the wife of the [[Akhenaten]], the "heretic pharaoh" who replaced Egypt's traditional gods with a cult of Sun-worship. On the basis of her having worn [[crowns]] normally reserved for the pharaoh himself, it is believed she was the most powerful consort of any pharaoh. This would also have made her the most powerful woman on Earth during the 14th century B.C. 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.

She had six daughters and disappears from the historical record in the fourteenth year of Akhenaten's reign. In later years of Akhenaten's reign, a regent who used the reign name "Nerferneferuatan" ruled. This regent is usually identified as Nefertiti. The fourth daughter of Nefertiti and Akhenaten was also named Neferneferuaten, so it is possible that this daughter was the regent. After Akhenaten died, Neferneferuaten briefly ruled as pharaoh. She was succeeded by Smenkhkare, a brother of Akhenaten and the father of [[Tutankhamun]]. Burial goods prepared for Neferneferuaten's funeral were found in Tut's tomb. This implies that a pharaonic burial was prepared, but then denied. The goods prepared for her tomb were then repurposed for Tut's tomb. Perhaps unable to accept a female pharaoh, Smenkhkare may have demoted Nefertiti to queen.

She had six daughters and disappears from the historical record in the fourteenth year of Akhenaten's reign. In last years of Akhenaten's reign, a regent named "Nerferneferuatan" ruled "effective for her husband." This regent is usually identified as Nefertiti. The fourth daughter of Nefertiti and Akhenaten was also named Neferneferuaten, so it is possible that this daughter was the regent. In a few late inscriptions, Neferneferuaten is described as "Akhenaten-less." This implies that she continued to rule after Akhenaten's death, at least for a brief period.<ref name=Allen>Allen, James, "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120301142642/http://cassian.memphis.edu/history/murnane/Allen.pdf The Amarna Succession], ''Causing His Name to Live: Studies in Egyptian Epigraphy and History in Memory of William J. Murnane,'' University of Memphis, 2007.</ref> She was succeeded by Smenkhkare, a brother of Akhenaten and the father of [[Tutankhamun]]. Burial goods prepared for Neferneferuaten's funeral were found in Tut's tomb. This implies that a pharaonic burial was prepared for her, but then denied. The unused burial goods were then repurposed for Tut's tomb. Perhaps unable to accept a female pharaoh, Smenkhkare may have demoted Nefertiti to queen.

The bust of Nefertiti, on display at the Egyptian Museum in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], is one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.

The bust of Nefertiti, on display at the Egyptian Museum in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]], is one of the masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art.

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