Saed News: Nefertiti and Akhenaten, the powerful couple of the ancient world, are remembered above all for initiating a monotheistic religious revolution. They insisted on the worship of *one* god— a deity called Aten.
According to Saed News Analytical Service, Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife (principal queen) of Pharaoh Akhenaten of Egypt and served as his co-regent. Renowned for her beauty, she rose to fame after the discovery of her iconic bust in Egypt in 1912.
Nefertiti and Akhenaten—who worshipped only one god, Aten—spearheaded a religious revolution and are celebrated in the history of the pharaohs for introducing monotheism. During Egypt’s period of religious upheaval, Nefertiti stood alongside her husband as co-regent, and some later inscriptions even portray her as Pharaoh in her own right. While archaeologists remain uncertain whether she ever ruled independently under the title of pharaoh, most agree she wielded supreme influence as Great Royal Wife and principal advisor. The joint reign of Nefertiti and Akhenaten represents one of the wealthiest eras in Egyptian history.
Below is the most recent carved depiction of Nefertiti discovered, now housed in the Brooklyn Museum in New York. Scroll down to view several more engraved images of her.
