Nefertiti: unlocking the mystery surrounding Egypt's most famous and beautiful queen

by Joyce A. Tyldesley

Paper Book, 1999

Status

Available

Call number

932.014

Collection

Publication

London : Penguin, 1999.

Description

For over a decade Nefertiti, wife of the heretic king Akhenaten, was the most influential woman in the Bronze Age world; a beautiful queen blessed by the sun-god, adored by her family and worshipped by her people. Her image and her name were celebrated throughout Egypt and her future seemed golden. Suddenly Nefertiti disappeared from the royal family, vanishing so completely that it was as if she had never been. No record survives to detail her death, no monument serves to mourn her passing and to this day her end remains an enigma - her body has never been found. Joyce Tyldesley here provides a detailed discussion of the life and times of Nefertiti, Egypt's sun queen, set against the background of the ephemeral Amarna court.

Media reviews

"Unfortunately, due to the lack of other reliable records, this account of her life is mostly speculation, not established truth."
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"A thoughtful and well-researched re-creation of an extraordinary ancient personality."

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Okay, but didn't set me on fire

Language

Original publication date

1998

Physical description

256 p.; 20 cm

ISBN

0140258205 / 9780140258202

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