As the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti played a major role in Egyptian politics. Together, the pair led a religious revolution by abandoning polytheism and promoting worship of the sun god Aten.

As the wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, Nefertiti played a major role in Egyptian politics. Together, the pair led a religious revolution by abandoning polytheism and promoting worship of the sun god Aten.

Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and their children. In various representations of Nefertiti, the queen appears more prominently than her husband—signaling she had both beauty and power.

Zahi Hawass, a renowned Egyptologist, believes he has found the tomb of queen Nefertiti at long last, and will announce it this fall.

September 20, 2022 A Prominent Egyptologist Claims He Has Discovered Queen Nefertiti’s Mummy Archaeologist Zahi Hawass is part of a team that undertook a high-profile excavation in Luxor’s ...

A symbol of power Meanwhile, in Black culture, Nefertiti has been embraced as a symbol of power, with contemporary figures like Beyoncé and Rihanna drawing from her image.