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The History of Egypt Podcast

136: Pharaoh Nefertiti (Nefer-neferu-Aten)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Dominic Perry

Society & Culture, History

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Nefertiti, King of Egypt. Following the death of Akhenaten, Queen Nefertiti may have become a King. Modern research suggests that, following her husband's death, Nefertiti became the new pharaoh. Her reign, and policies, are a shadowy but fascinating chapter in the royal history... www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com, Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast, Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com, Music by Ancient Lyric www.bettinajoydeguzman.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hello folks, Dominic here.

0:31.0

Just so you know, there are a couple of audio issues with this episode.

0:35.2

The sound quality is not up to my usual standard and I apologize for that.

0:39.4

I have managed to resolve the issue now and at some point in the future I will come back and

0:43.8

re-record these episodes for quality. But stick with me and the sound will improve

0:48.9

in future episodes. Thank you. 3,300 years ago, a royal sculptor was working on a piece of Egyptian art.

1:03.0

Working in limestone, the artist was carving a portrait of the Queen of Egypt,

1:08.5

Nefer, Nefertiti.

1:11.5

The wife of Arkenaten appeared in many statues and images, and this sculptor was probably replicating

1:19.2

an image they had done many times before. The statue head was mostly complete.

1:25.0

It had the face of Nefatiti and her tall crown,

1:28.0

the flat-topped cap which she traditionally wore.

1:32.0

Today though, the artist was changing it.

1:35.4

Taking their chisel the artisan cut away the top of Nefatiti's crown,

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