Neferneferuaten
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Neferneferuaten is a debated late-18th Dynasty Egyptian ruler, possibly the female pharaoh Nefertiti or another royal woman, who reigned briefly just before Tutankhamun.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian ruler
ⓘ
late 18th Dynasty ruler ⓘ pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Amarna royal family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Aten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedOn |
inscriptions at Amarna
ⓘ
inscriptions at Thebes ⓘ objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb ⓘ |
| capitalAssociatedWith | Akhetaten (Amarna) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPlacement |
after the death or disappearance of Akhenaten
ⓘ
before the restoration of Amun’s cult under Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| coregencyWith | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Smenkhkare (in many scholarly reconstructions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 14th century BCE ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
archaeological evidence
ⓘ
epigraphic evidence ⓘ |
| gender | possibly female ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
disputed identity
ⓘ
short-reigning ruler ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
damaged cartouches
ⓘ
reused royal objects ⓘ |
| linkedTo | succession crisis after Akhenaten ⓘ |
| mayHaveHeldTitle |
Great Royal Wife
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King’s Daughter ⓘ |
| modernNameForm | Neferneferuaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameElementMeaning | “Beautiful are the beauties of Aten” ⓘ |
| period | New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | religious turmoil of the Amarna heresy ⓘ |
| possibleIdentity |
Meritaten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nefertiti NERFINISHED ⓘ another royal woman of the Amarna court ⓘ |
| possiblySameAs | female ruler sometimes distinguished from Smenkhkare ⓘ |
| predecessor | Akhenaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalLength | very short reign (probably a few years or less) ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | late Amarna Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignPositionInSequence | immediately before Tutankhamun ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Atenism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchField | Egyptology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| royalTitularyFeature |
epithets linking her to Akhenaten
ⓘ
feminine grammatical forms in some titles ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebateTopic |
succession between Akhenaten and Tutankhamun
ⓘ
whether she ruled as sole pharaoh ⓘ |
| successor | Tutankhamun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneNameContains | Neferneferuaten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topicOf | ongoing academic debate ⓘ |
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