NEFERTITI

WHO IS SHE?

• Full name was Neferneferute
• Name means "the beautiful one has arrived"
• Born 1371 BCE in Thebes Egypt
• Died 1331 BCE

FAMILY

• Great Royal Wife
• Spouse was Akhenten
• Had 7 children (6 daughters, 1 son)
• Akhesenamun (daughter) married King Tut

SHE WAS KNOWN FOR...

• A global icon of feminine beauty and power
• Panted sand stone bust

AKHENTEN

• Was a rebel pharaoh
• Monotheism - sun god
• Married Nefertiti when she was 15
• Died 1336 BCE
• After death, Nefertiti ruled what he had owned

WENT MISSING

• Body could not be found
• Tomb was empty

WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED?

PEOPLE PREDICTED THAT...

• She dressed as a man
• To be accepted as a pharaoh
• So in that case,
• She wouldn't have died

INTERESTING FACTS

• Her head was shaved under her crown
• To show off her long elegant neck

MORE INFO

• After the reign of Akhentens,and nefertiti
• Their names became hated
• Inscriptions were removed
• Their temple was torn down

BEAUTY

• Eye liner
• Jewelry

BIBLYOGRAPHY

• History.come
• LearnNowBc.com
• Kingtutone.com
• Biography.com