Nefertari
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Nefertari was a prominent queen of ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, renowned for her beauty, political influence, and the magnificent tomb and temple complex dedicated to her at Abu Simbel.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nefertari canonical | 11 |
| Nefertari Meritmut | 2 |
| Queen Nefertari | 2 |
| Nefertari (Great Royal Wife) | 1 |
| Nefertari herself | 1 |
| Nefertari-Merytmut | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th Dynasty person
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian queen ⓘ royal consort ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nefertari
ⓘ
surface form:
Nefertari Meritmut
Nefertari ⓘ
surface form:
Nefertari-Merytmut
|
| approximateReignPeriodAsQueen | early reign of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hathor
ⓘ
surface form:
goddess Hathor
Isis ⓘ
surface form:
goddess Isis
|
| burialPlace |
Tomb QV66
ⓘ
Valley of the Queens ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culturalContext |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom Egypt
|
| depictedAs | goddess-like figure in tomb paintings ⓘ |
| dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| engagedIn | diplomatic correspondence with foreign queens ⓘ |
| flourished | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasNoKnownParentsWithCertainty | true ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Abu Simbel temples
ⓘ
surface form:
Small Temple of Abu Simbel
|
| hasTombDesignation | QV66 ⓘ |
| heritage | Egyptian ⓘ |
| honoredAt |
Abu Simbel temples
ⓘ
surface form:
Small Temple at Abu Simbel
|
| iconography |
often shown wearing elaborate feathered crown
ⓘ
often shown with modius and double plumes ⓘ often shown with vulture headdress ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | principal wife of Ramesses II ⓘ |
| name | Nefertari self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
beauty
ⓘ
dedicated temple at Abu Simbel ⓘ diplomatic role ⓘ political influence ⓘ tomb in the Valley of the Queens ⓘ |
| portrayedAtAbuSimbel | same scale as Ramesses II ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II
ⓘ
Queen of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| templeDedicatedBy | Ramesses II ⓘ |
| templePrimaryDeity | Hathor ⓘ |
| templeSecondaryDedication |
Nefertari
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Nefertari herself
|
| title |
God’s Wife
ⓘ
Great Royal Wife ⓘ Lady of the Two Lands ⓘ Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ Mistress of the North and South ⓘ |
| tombKnownFor |
scenes from the Book of the Dead
ⓘ
vivid polychrome decoration ⓘ well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ |
| tombLocatedIn | Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Queen Nefertari
this entity surface form:
Nefertari (Great Royal Wife)
this entity surface form:
Nefertari Meritmut
this entity surface form:
Nefertari-Merytmut
this entity surface form:
Nefertari herself
this entity surface form:
Queen Nefertari
this entity surface form:
Nefertari Meritmut