The Role Of Nefertiti And Akhenaten Relationship In Ancient Egypt
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Nefertiti
Nefertiti was an egyptian ruler who ruled with her husband Akhenaten in the eighteenth dynasty. She was born in 1370 B.C in Thebes, Egypt. Nefertiti married Akhenaten at age fifteen and they ruled from 1353 to 1336. Together they started a religious revolution. Nefertiti and Akhenaten were believed to have a genuine, romantic relationship. While not many royal Egyptian couples did. They had six daughters together named, Meritaten,
Meketaten, Ankhesenamun, Neferneferure Tasherit, Setepenre, and Neferneferuaten. Akhenaten also had a son who later became King Tutankhamun. Hieroglyphics depict images of Nefertiti and Akhenaten riding in carriages together, kissing in public and doing other activities together.
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researchers to believe they had a real relationship.
During Nefertiti’s reign the people of Egypt worshiped many gods. But Akhenaten did not, Akhenaten worshiped one god only. Aten, the sun god. Akhnaten wanted everyone to worship Aten. Nefertiti supported Akhenaten's decisions and beliefs, so they got rid of all memory of the other gods. The people of Egypt destroyed temples and thousands of people were forced to change their religions and beliefs. Later after Akhenaten’s death King Tut brought back the belief in many gods.
Around 1330 at age forty, Nefertiti disappeared and her daughter Meritaten took her place as pharaoh, marrying Akhenaten. Nefertiti’s name was removed from inscriptions and was replaced with her daughter’s. Near the end of Akhenaten rule a woman named Kiya married
him
and was the mother of King Tut. Some also think that Nefertiti became jealous of Kiya because she provided the king with
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In conclusion, Nefertiti’s past is not clear. But her life was important, her reign as queen, her romance and religious revolution paved the way for her name to become famous and for her story to continue being told and uncovered.
Nefertiti
Nefertiti was an egyptian ruler who ruled with her husband Akhenaten in the eighteenth dynasty. She was born in 1370 B.C in Thebes, Egypt. Nefertiti married Akhenaten at age fifteen and they ruled from 1353 to 1336. Together they started a religious revolution. Nefertiti and Akhenaten were believed to have a genuine, romantic relationship. While not many royal Egyptian couples did. They had six daughters together named, Meritaten,
Meketaten, Ankhesenamun, Neferneferure Tasherit, Setepenre, and Neferneferuaten. Akhenaten also had a son who later became King Tutankhamun. Hieroglyphics depict images of Nefertiti and Akhenaten riding in carriages together, kissing in public and doing other activities together.
Leading …show more content…
researchers to believe they had a real relationship.
During Nefertiti’s reign the people of Egypt worshiped many gods. But Akhenaten did not, Akhenaten worshiped one god only. Aten, the sun god. Akhnaten wanted everyone to worship Aten. Nefertiti supported Akhenaten's decisions and beliefs, so they got rid of all memory of the other gods. The people of Egypt destroyed temples and thousands of people were forced to change their religions and beliefs. Later after Akhenaten’s death King Tut brought back the belief in many gods.
Around 1330 at age forty, Nefertiti disappeared and her daughter Meritaten took her place as pharaoh, marrying Akhenaten. Nefertiti’s name was removed from inscriptions and was replaced with her daughter’s. Near the end of Akhenaten rule a woman named Kiya married
him
and was the mother of King Tut. Some also think that Nefertiti became jealous of Kiya because she provided the king with
Boyd 2 two sons, while Nefertiti could not. After Akhenaten died the throne as passed on to King Tut, who was very young at the time. During his rule he restored the beliefs in many gods and married Ankhesenamun, his half sister.
In conclusion, Nefertiti’s past is not clear. But her life was important, her reign as queen, her romance and religious revolution paved the way for her name to become famous and for her story to continue being told and uncovered.