The Mysterious Life and Death of Egypt’s Queen Nefertiti

Nefertiti is one of the most fascinating Egyptian rulers in history. She was a queen, but also a priestess - and might have even been a pharaoh. She and her husband, Amenhotep IV (AKA Akhenaten), tossed out the old gods and set up the sun as god in the form of Aten. This didn’t go over well with everyone, but it did give the couple absolute power over their subjects.

In her 14 years of rule, Queen Nefertiti was held in high regard by her husband, her royal subjects, and Thutmose, the sculptor who famously captured her face. Nefertiti was depicted as wearing the crown of a pharaoh, and may have ruled as one after her husband’s death while King Tut was preparing to rule.

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[Lizzel]

Man, props to the host for pronouncing a mouthful of names.

[persephonegoldenrod]

I'm a bit irritated that Germany retains ownership of Nefertiti's bust. Obviously, it should be returned to Egypt, and placed on display there. It's a piece of their history, a symbol of the people and culture that shaped the origins of Egypt. Other than showboating, it holds absolutely no significance to the German's or their heritage. I could be wrong about that, but I still think it belongs in Egypt. In an ideal world, any previously looted artifacts of significant historical or cultural impact would be returned to where they belong, but... c'est la vie. Very interesting video. :3

[dreamsicle]

Call me old fashioned but I believe that other countries shouldn't be allowed to take works of art/bones/artifacts from the true country of origin.

[rach]

it's been confirmed through dna results that nefrititi's husband, ahkenaten, was king tut's father. however, nefrititi was not his mother. king tut's mother was the mummy of the 'younger lady' that was found and originally believed to be nefrititi, but has since been confirmed as one of ahkenaten's sisters.

[jasminelangley]

I must say that going back into ancient history is quite terrifying! The way that these rulers were smart enough to build architecture for their remains, carve their stories onto walls and preserve their bodies in a way that would be found thousands of years later is very fascinating and scary at the same time. They had to be so creative to let the world after them know that they were here. I always watch these videos with a little bit of an uneasy feeling, but it's too interesting not to look into it. Learning about this is extraordinary. It's still a big mystery though because there are so many theories and different versions to the same story that one has to determine what they believe to be true. I say all of this to basically say that I'm obsessed!

[Ndstars]

Wow imagine calling in all those daughters back into the house after playtime.

[delreybaby]

Nefertiti chose her daughters’ names so that if anyone wanted to marry them, first they had to spell their names correctly.

[TheLeastOfficialOfBros]

We get it Nefertiti, you’re beautiful

[AbdulAvenue]

Imagine Nafertiti calling her child 😄

Nafertiti: Neferneferure!? Did you see Neferneferuaten Tasherit?

[Yagigoat]

Ankhesenpaaten and Ankhesenamun were the same person, Tut's wife. Like Tut, she had two names - one under her father's rule and worship of the Aten sun disk, and one after Tut restored the worship of all the gods under Amun. Tutankhaten became Tutankhamun, Ankhesenpaaten became Ankhesenamun.

[gannumedes]

The “true face of Nefertiti” is still really pretty imo

[h.borter]

I love ancient history. All history, tbh

[mikatu]

People keep making the same mistake. They assume someone wasn't as beautiful as described because now they have different standards. Some of the beauty queens a few centuries ago are the fat and lame of Beauty changes with time but beauty concepts as well.

[CANADA]

Egyptian names: Ay

Also Egyptian names: Neferneferuaten-Tasherit

[not_enoughmana]

Germany should return it to Egypt. How this is even disputed is beyond reason. It's LITERALLY Egyptian...

[danielleaustin]

I love this, but I hate that the bust comes back to "she wasn't as beautiful as she was portrayed." When you look at the cast, she was still gorgeous!

[pachatvyt]

The couple just started smashing the keyboard when they named their 6 daughters lol

[shreyashaji]

Her eyebrows on fleek since 12th century

[adna]

I wanna time travel and meet her I’m so curious what she really looked like 😭😭

[SuperBeth]

I just wanted to say that this is one of my favourite channels on YouTube ever. Every single video is so well done and interesting. Thanks so much for all you do! :)