Queen · 1370 BC – 1330 BC

Nefertiti

Little-Known Facts

Her name means 'the beautiful one has come'.
In Amarna art she is sometimes shown in poses of power normally reserved for the king.

Was Nefertiti a pharaoh?

She was a queen, but the evidence suggests she may have taken on pharaonic power, possibly ruling in her own right after Akhenaten's death.