Nefertari (18th dynasty)
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Nefertari was a queen of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
, the first Great Royal Wife
of Pharaoh Thutmose IV
.
Her origins are unknown, it is likely that she was a commoner. On several depictions she and Queen Mother Tiaa
are depicted as goddesses accompanying Thutmose. In the 7th year the new Great Royal Wife was Thutmose's sister Iaret
; Nefertari either died or was pushed into the background when Iaret was old enough to become Thutmose's wife.
She was depicted together with her husband before gods in Gizeh, on eight stelae. She was also shown on a stela found in the Luxor Temple
and was mentioned on a scarab found in Gurob. It is not known whether any children were born either to Nefertari or to Iaret; after Thutmose's death the next pharaoh was Amenhotep III
, the son of a secondary wife called Mutemwia.
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
, the first Great Royal Wife
Great Royal Wife
Great Royal Wife or Chief King's Wife is the term used to refer to the chief wife of the pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. While most Ancient Egyptians were monogamous, the pharaoh would have had other, lesser wives and concubines in addition to the Great Royal Wife...
of Pharaoh Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, who ruled in approximately the 14th century BC...
.
Her origins are unknown, it is likely that she was a commoner. On several depictions she and Queen Mother Tiaa
Tiaa
Tiaa or Tiya or Tiy was the third wife of Pharaoh Seti II, after Takhat II and Twosret. She is thought by some to have been Syrian . She was once thought to be the mother of Rameses-Siptah , the next Pharaoh of Egypt after the death of his predecessor Seti II...
are depicted as goddesses accompanying Thutmose. In the 7th year the new Great Royal Wife was Thutmose's sister Iaret
Iaret
Iaret was a Great Royal Wife from the middle of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt.-Family:laret was the daughter of Amunhotep II and wife of Thutmose IV...
; Nefertari either died or was pushed into the background when Iaret was old enough to become Thutmose's wife.
She was depicted together with her husband before gods in Gizeh, on eight stelae. She was also shown on a stela found in the Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple
Luxor Temple is a large Ancient Egyptian temple complex located on the east bank of the River Nile in the city today known as Luxor and was founded in 1400 BCE.,...
and was mentioned on a scarab found in Gurob. It is not known whether any children were born either to Nefertari or to Iaret; after Thutmose's death the next pharaoh was Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
, the son of a secondary wife called Mutemwia.