Nefertiti was the real woman of flesh and blood. Bashny.Net

We often do not think about the fact that Nefertiti was a real woman of flesh and blood. But neither beauty nor wealth nor power does not guarantee cloudless happiness. She went through all the tests, the ascent to power, the child's death, disgrace, her adored in life, cursed and abused after death.
But we will always remember her as:
... Calm and beautiful face, an enigmatic half-smile ...





Once upon a time many years ago, I first saw the bust of Nefertiti, and was struck by her beauty almost alien. Unfortunately, while the actual information in the press was a bit - more about her husband, the famous Pharaoh Akhenaten heretic. Now, after years, you and I can learn a lot more about it, but still very little. We do not know when and where she was born, we do not know how many years she lived and why dead. No wonder - three thousand years passed since decayed papyrus scrolls, crumbled stone, disappeared without a trace of the empire, the river changed the channel, and what we know about Nefertiti more than just a name in itself is a miracle.

She was a great queen, and gave birth to six daughters of Akhenaten. You can mention the names of each daughter - Meritaton, Meketaten, Anhesenpaaton, Nefernefruaton-Taschereau, Nefernefrura and Setepenra, but is a listing of names that tell us something about it? Many of its articles and images adorned the temples, often painted her next to her husband, often with their families, and even winning the enemies of Egypt - so usually only draw themselves pharaohs. She reached the pinnacle of power for the 12th year of the reign of Akhenaten, when we read about it in the inscriptions not only as the main wife and co-ruler as her royal husband. Soon after that died from the disease Meketaten her daughter, and in just a year or two, all mention of the name of Nefertiti disappear. I put forward the version - the queen died during a plague epidemic. However, until recently, the basic assumption was that Nefertiti simply fell out of favor with the rise of one of the younger wives of Pharaoh Kiyi. Historians believe the reason for the failure of Nefertiti opals an heir. Follow Kiyey wife of Pharaoh was his own daughter of Nefertiti Meritaton, and almost all mention of Kiyi were destroyed. Maybe it was revenge for her mother's daughter. But Meritaton she could not give birth to his father the boy, known only mention of the two daughters of the marriage. However, the assumption that the disgrace of Nefertiti was recently denied the opening of the 2012 half-effaced inscriptions relating '16 reign of Akhenaten (his reign lasted 17 years), which has the following line: "Great wife of Pharaoh, his mistress, mistress of the Two Lands (Upper and Lower Egypt) Neferneferuaton-Nefertiti. " This meant that Nefertiti's status as a great wife (Queen), remained firm, despite the marriage with Pharaoh Kiyey with her own daughter. There is reason to believe that Nefertiti's husband survived and even the rules for another two years under the name of Pharaoh Neferneferuaton.

With the accession to the throne successor of Akhenaten Tutankhamun, priests start an all-out attack on the legacy of the heretic pharaoh. Aten Temples were destroyed or abandoned mention of Akhenaten destroyed, erased the inscriptions destroyed steles. Then, perhaps, they have been desecrated or destroyed the tomb of the pharaoh and his royal wife.

Then we get on shaky ground assumptions. What you will read below is not supported by all Egyptologists. Viewpoint controversial, but it has a right to exist.

I inform you - the mummy of Nefertiti and Akhenaten found. Destruction of the inscriptions on the tombs, ritual objects - from the point of view of the priests of ample space. After all, their names were references to the god Aton. They avenged not only the Pharaoh as his god Aten, bringing the cult of the old gods. Destruction of the mummies themselves royal personages whose divine origin is not in doubt, even unheard of sacrilege against the heretic pharaoh. On finding the mummy of Nefertiti he said ten years ago Joanne Fletcher. On the mummy was made reconstruction of the alleged appearance of Nefertiti. I will not talk about the violent reaction Egyptology community on this discovery. I would say that many people do not agree with it, all eagerly waiting for the results of the DNA examination, which the Egyptian authorities for a long time did not give consent. Only the February 2010 examination was conducted, but the results of it in the media is not widely publicized. Mummy was the daughter of Amenhotep III and his wife Queen Tiyi (father and mother of Akhenaten), and mother of Tutankhamun. Most Egyptologists agree that the mummy belongs to one of the wives of Akhenaten. These results Egyptologists interpret differently - some see this as a confirmation that Nefertiti was the sister of her husband as her titles of confirms it, others deny her this opportunity - because there is no mention of Nefertiti as a daughter directly Amenhotep III. I tend to take on this issue the first point of view, since it is possible that one of the names of Nefertiti is still there in the list of Pharaoh's daughter - only we do not know that this name belongs to her. But that's not all - DNA analysis of one of the male mummies of the same burial showed that it belongs to the father of Tutankhamun and his son Amenhotep III, that is, it is likely to Akhenaten! So, Nefertiti still bore him a son - he was her seventh child.

So, the most famous royal couple in the history of ancient Egypt is found (with varying degrees of probability). However, in the same 2010 study suggests the mummy of Nefertiti gave another unexpected discovery. The mummy has been greatly damaged, it thought to tomb robbers. Attracted the attention of researchers mummy head injury - her cheeks, mouth and jaw. The study showed that the wound was inflicted during his life and proved fatal. Nefertiti was killed. By whom? Perhaps those who it was profitable, who put in power a minor Tutankhamun and rules instead. It Dignitary Akhenaten Aye, who, after the sudden death of the young Pharaoh himself became pharaoh marrying his wife Anhesenamon (Anhesenpaaton, daughter of Nefertiti).

The story of Nefertiti could finish this. But new research surprises. The famous well-known painted bust of Nefertiti, after a scan carried out recently, revealed another secret. It turned out that the stone bust covered with a thin layer of plaster, underwent minor adjustments. Wrinkles were removed, it emphasizes the shape of the cheekbones, and the most significant - was changed shape of the nose. In the original sculptures at the bow there is a small and easy crook sedlovinka below it, making the tip of the nose is slightly snub. It is these traits, we can observe from the alleged mummy of Nefertiti.

All the known statues of the queen were found in the workshop of Thutmose at Amarna. Generally, speaking of Nefertiti, illustrate the material the two most well-known images - the famous bust of painted limestone and a small head of quartzite. We are able to see several statues of our heroine, less well-known. But that's not all. After all, you're wondering whether her body is as beautiful as her face?

In summer 2003, a scandal erupted. Two Hungarian artist created a nude bronze statue as a "model of physical beauty Nefertiti", they claimed, in its real images on ancient reliefs. Reconstructed "body" and the famous bust of Queen were joined and exhibited in the Berlin Museum. Egyptian Antiquities Service headed by Dr. Zahi Hawass said the protest, in their view such an image offended the Egyptian queen, and the handling of a unique ancient bust was called barbarism, bordering on vandalism.

In fact, the artists who submitted the queen in the form close to the canons of modern top models, obviously flattered Nefertiti. Judge for yourself as it could look like the queen, sovereign of millions of citizens who did not know the physical effort, diet and moves on a palanquin? Thin shin, thigh fat, round belly, and rather big ass in this way of life are provided. If we recall the swan neck outstretched Nefertiti, the portrait that can be added and a slouch.

You do not like? Well, do not look at pictures and sculptures of Nefertiti will not be disappointed. On one of them the body of the young beauty, almost covered with a thin transparent tissue. But not everyone knows that there is a statue of the aged, middle-aged Nefertiti. Time has left marks on her face look tired and sad, but despite all this, it is still beautiful.

Nefertiti - meaning "Beautiful has come." She came into this world and brought it its incredible beauty. And we have over three thousand years, still bow to her regal beauty.





The head of quartzite











"Young lady" of KV35, the alleged mummy of Nefertiti



Color photo of the mummy



Reconstruction of the image of the mummy of Nefertiti



Results tomography limestone bust of Nefertiti



Reconstruction of the image of the bust of Nefertiti after imaging



"German bandit looks at his crime." So it was signed this illustration in the article on the first page of the Egyptian state newspaper. The article itself is called - "Queen Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum exposed." In fact, the body on the bronze statue was covered with a thin cloth, as well as other real statues of Nefertiti.



Torso of young Nefertiti (?)





Nefertiti elderly



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