Nefertiti: The Royal Wife Of Akhenaten

Though little is known about Nefertiti’s early life, it is believed that she was born around 1390 B.C.E. in the royal city of Thebes. Some say she is of Egyptian blood while others believed her to be a foreign princess. The name Nefertiti means, “the beautiful woman has come,” and is of Egyptian origin. Evidence suggests that Nefertiti had an Egyptian wet-nurse or governess of noble rank, which is strong support for the belief that she

Queen Cleopatra VII was a powerful, intelligent, and passionate woman born from royal blood of the Ptolemaic Dynasty. As a successor of Hellenistic people and Alexander the Great she was not of an Egyptian blood but born in Alexandria and speaking Egyptian language. When her father Ptolemy Auletes died, Cleopatra was in the age of eighteen. She had three sisters Cleopatra VI, Berenice IV, Arsinoe IV two of them were older than her and one younger, and two younger brothers named Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV too. Cleopatra VII and her brother Ptolemy XIII inherited the kingdom of their father as it was written his will. Because of the law in Egypt of that time Cleopatra was unable to rule by her own without the presence of a male coruler, a brother or son. As a result she ruled together with her brother who she get married to although he was only twelve years old.

Ptolemy I, was a respectable man and ruled Egypt fiercely, but when he died he left in his will that he wanted the blood of his royal line to remain macedonian so, he laid down a rule that lasted for centuries. The rule was that ptolemy brothers and sisters were to marry each other and leave their offsprings to rule. This system gradually led not only to a weak lot of rulers that died at young ages, but also to terrible feuds within the family itself. The family's stories where that of bitterness and murder, fathers killed their sons and daughters and sons and daughters killed their fathers. (Hornblow, 7). Cleopatra was born in 69 B.C. into a troubled royal dynasty. Even though Alexandria was known as the largest and richest city on the mediterranean sea, there was dark family secrets being hidden in the palace (Hornblow, 8).Cleopatra's father had gone to rome often. Sometimes he had stayed away from alexandria for years, so his daughter, berenice, seized the throne. Once ptolemy returned he took his throne back and sentenced her to death. (hornblow, 23). Cleopatra lived wither her father, King Ptolemy Auletes, and her brother Ptolemy; in the palace of alexandria. Cleopatra had always looked forward to being queen of egypt but she had also known from early childhood that

Amenhotep IV better known as Akhenaten is one of the most interesting pharaohs to have ever ruled over Egypt (BBC). He changed his name to Akhenaton, which means 'the servant of Aten' early in his reign (ehistory). He came into power around 1353 BCE and stayed in power for 17 years (BBC). His wife was queen Nefertiti and they had six daughters, he also fathered king Tut (BBC). Akhenaten was a true visionary as he made revolutionary changes to the religion and art of Ancient Egypt.

Queen Tiye was an important influence on new kingdom Egypt and was the key wife of Amenhotep III and they ruled a peaceful reign. Tiye was the daughter of Yuya which was a officer in the chariotry, priest of min and Tuya (chief of harem of Amun and min) which both had Nubian royal blood origins. Married at a young age, one year after he became pharaoh and gave her the title Great royal wife. Also gave birth to arkhenaten and other children. She greatly shaped foreign relations,

“Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and Three Daughters,” is from the Amarna period in 18th dynasty ancient Egypt, which was around c. 1353-1335 BCE. This was a time where art in ancient Egypt was vastly different from anything that had come before it, mostly due to Akhenaton himself. The religion of the time was also very different, as it had become a monotheistic religion instead of a polytheistic one, where everyone now worships the life giving god Aton, represented here by the sun who is soaking them in life-giving rays and the ankh placed on the sun representing Aton. Pictured in this work is the Pharaoh Akhenaton and his family, yet it is not the stiff ceremonial

Ankanhaman might have been forced for the marriage of Aye, so she can become queen of Egypt. Ankanhaman killed King Tut to get revenge and become queen of the Hittites.

Akhenaton, Nefertiti, and three daughters is a carving on limestone. The mood is informal and anecdotal. Akhenaton lifts one of his daughters in order to kiss her. Another daughter sits on Nefertiti's lap and gestures toward her father while the youngest daughter reaches out to touch a pendant on her mother's crown. Such an intimate portrayal of the pharaoh and his family is unprecedented in Egyptian art. In the upper part, in the middle of the stela is the disk of the Aten, whose rays end in hands holding the symbol of life (Ankh) and are thereby depicted as life-bringing. In the background there are various inscriptions with the names and titles of the people depicted. The stela is bordered on three sides by a band of further hieroglyphs,

Tutankhamun was born a prince in Egypt's royal court around the year 1341 BC. His father was the Pharaoh Akhenaten. Tutankhamun's birth name was Tutankhaten, which he changed after his father died. Tutankhamun was born to one of his father's lesser wives and not to his main wife, the powerful Nefertiti. His presence may have caused some strain in the royal courts as Nefertiti had only daughters, but desperately wanted to have a son of her own to take over the throne. At the young age of seven years old Tutankhamun's father died. A few years later Tutankhamun married his sister (which was common for Pharaoh's in Ancient Egypt) and became Pharaoh. Since he was so young he had help ruling the country. The real rulers were a powerful general named

Nefertiti was the next powerful ruler after queen Hatshepsut. She was influential and beautiful, she was also a partner in power with king Akhenaten. Although Nefertiti was not born in a royal family, she had grown up close to the royal family. Some evidence predicts that her father was the powerful courtier

The Bust of Queen Nefertiti, which was created in 1340 BC by an unknown artist, is perhaps the most famous depiction of the Queen during her reign. The bust, being held at the Egyptian Museum in Berlin, shows an important connection between the artist and the queen herself

Compare and Contrast: Tiy and Agamemnon In this essay I will compare and contrast two ancient sculptures. The first is Queen Tiy, from Medinet el Gurob. This self-portrait sculpture depicts Tiy’s determined and assertive demeanor throughout her lifetime with its use of deep grooves and idealized bone structure.

One of the central values of ancient Egyptian civilization, revolves around the concept of harmony and balance in all aspects of one's life. This ideal equality was the most important responsibility observed by the pharaoh who, as a mediator between the gods and the people, was supposed to be a role model and set by an example for how one achieving a balanced life, as all people sharing a common relationship with pharaoh. Through this relationship all men and women acquired equality to one another. Therefore, not to the world's surprise, women in ancient Egypt, compared to other civilizations, were ahead of their time. Women in ancient Egypt did not only rule the country and become pharaohs, but also shared equal basic human rights as men. Women such as Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra were able to take the stand and break the stigma of the typical minority that are deprived of many rights, and most importantly legal, and educational rights.

Through the years of Egyptian art, many various pieces hold a great deal of significance and beauty to their names. One piece in particular, known as the Bust of Nefertiti, which was crafted by Thutmose, radiates beauty as well as demonstrates a number of characteristics and skills from Egyptian art. This portrait came about during the 18th dynasty around 1350-1335 BCE. The piece shows Nefertiti, who was a queen of Egypt, from the neck up. The Bust of Nefertiti was made to portray Akhenaten's wife as an elegant beauty with a soft facial expression, using curving contour accompanied by a few other methods to display these features.

Cleopatra V11 was born sometime in 68 or 69 BC . She was born in Egypt .Not much was known about her childhood.She was very intelligent and beautiful.She had to marry her brother to keep blood in the family. She was co-regent with her brother Ptolemy.Her parents Ptolemy X11 and Cleopatra V11 ruled for a long time.Her parents died in 51 B.C.But she went bankrupt and split apart by civil war.