Along with some stunning images taken on his recent Egypt expedition, author Jonathon Perrin explores alternative locations for the burial of Nefertiti.
Published:
May 9, 2021 at 11:50 am
Thanks to the discovery of her remarkable bust in 1912, Nefertiti is one of the most recognised figures from ancient Egypt. But how much is known about Egyptâs sun queen?
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Was she a pharaoh? Was she the mother of Tutankhamun? And when and how was her bust discovered?
This interview is taken from an episode of the HistoryExtra podcast and has been edited for clarity. Listen to the full interview here
Rachel Dinning: What do we know about Nefertiti with certainty?
Aidan Dodson: The only thing we know about Nefertiti with certainty is that she was the pharaoh Akhenatenâs wife. Beyond that, we can only say what Nefertiti
Published:
February 25, 2021 at 12:14 pm
Following the discovery of her striking bust in 1912, Nefertiti has become one of the best-known women of ancient Egypt. Professor Aidan Dodson – author of
Nefertiti: Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife – discusses ancient Egypt’s sun queen and offers his take on whether she ever reigned as a fully-fledged pharaoh in her own right.
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Aidan Dodson is author of
Nefertiti: Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt: Her Life and Afterlife (The American University in Cairo Press, 2020)