1346 – 1343 BCE: Nefer-neferu-Aten (18th Dynasty, Part 8)

Medicine, Magic, and Mummies. Ann Rosalie David is a world-renowned researcher in ancient Egyptian burials, mummification, and funerary practices. Her works are engaging, informative, and accessible, bringing the past to…

Powerful but vanished. Following the death of Akhenaten, several prominent women disappear from history. Meritaten, the King’s Eldest Daughter; Kiya, one of his wives; and two mysterious daughters, the “Tasherits”…

A Hidden Monument?In recent years, the public has thrilled to reports that hidden chambers, in the tomb of Tutankhamun, might contain the burial of Nefertiti. But the question of Nefertiti's…

An Untimely End? By 1344 BCE, Nefer-neferu-Aten (Nefertiti) was in her mid-thirties. She did not have long to live. In her third regnal year, the King of Egypt died. Her…

A Short but Significant Reign. Following the death of Akhenaten, a new ruler came to power: Ankh(et)-kheperu-Ra Nefer-neferu-Aten. This was, probably, the Queen of Egypt Nefertiti. Having risen in power,…