Wednesday, October 1, 2008


Nefertiti was pharaoh Tutankhameun’s mother-in-law. At age 15 Nefertiti married Amenophis IV. Nefertiti and her husband worshiped the god called Aten. Aten was the god of light.
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At around 1353 B.C. Akhenaton changed his name. Since Nefertiti followed her husbands belifes she also changed her name. She changed her name from Neferneferuaten to Nefertiti. Nefertiti means the beautiful woman who has come.
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Nefertiti and Akhenaton raised 6 daughters at Amarna. They did not rise any sons. There 6 daughters names were Meritaten , Meketaten , Ankhenspaaten, Neferneferuaten , Neferneferure and Setepenre. In 1336 B.C. their daughter Mekataten died.
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After the death of Mekataten in 1335 Nefertiti disappeared from the court. Twelve years into the Amarna period she disappeared. Also Nefertiti disappeared when it was Akhenaton’s 14 reign. Akhenaton and Nefertiti moved the capital of Egypt to Thebes.
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Little is known about her disappearance. One of her daughters took over her place as Akhenaton’s queen after Nefertiti’s disappearance Her body was never found.
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Haffner,Moran Michelle.Nefertiti.Random house inc:July 2007

Haffner,Drake Nick. Nefertiti: The Book Of The Dead.Harpercollins Publisher:April 2007

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