Nefertiti, an attractive Egyptian pharaoh, looks over her kingdom with a cheetah by her side in the painting style of Malcolm T. Liepke.

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A painted limestone bust of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti, wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, created over 3,000 years ago; on display in Berlin, Germany

"The story of female power in ancient Egypt is a tragedy," argues Kara Cooney, a professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA.

Nefertiti is one of the most famous Egyptian queens, second only to Cleopatra. As she lived much earlier, however, Nefertiti’s story is quite mysterious.

Flourishing in BC 14th century, Nefertiti was the queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly Amenhotep IV; reigned 135336). Nefertiti played a prominent role in the rise of Aton, who became Egypt's dominant national god. Nefertiti continued to play an important religious role, serving as the female element in the divine triad formed by the god Aton, King Akhenaton, and his queen. Profile Nefertiti (flourished 14th century ) queen of Egypt and wife of King Akhenaton (formerly…

As great Egyptian queen, Nefertiti lived between 1370-1330 BC. She is famously known to have been an amazing royal wife of the then pharaoh Akhenaten, and later became ruler in her own right. For many people, there a number of things you never knew about this absolutely powerful Queen.