Nefertiti first appears on the scene when she
becomes the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten. Scholars still debate her origins, some
believing that she was a princess from another land. She gave birth to six
daughters. It is possible that she also had sons, although no record has been found of
this.
Nefertiti is displayed with a prominence that other Egyptian queens were not. Her name
in hieroglyphics is
enclosed in a royal cartouche, and there are in fact more statues and drawings of her than
of Akhenaten. Some have even claimed that it was Nefertiti, not Akhenaten, who instigated
the monotheistic religion of Aton.
It is around Year 15 that Nefertiti mysteriously disappears from view. It could be that
she died, although no indication of this exists to this date. Some scholars think that she
was banished for some reason, and lived the rest of her years in the northern palace.Please note:
recent changes implemented by the Ministry of
Antiquities requires all papyrus
to be inspected by an expert to ensure that
antiquities are not being smuggled out of the
country, what this means is that while your
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hold at the Cairo airport pending inspection.
We apologize for any delays that may occur,
ultimately it is about the preservation of the
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