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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Queen

Cartoon of a woman with a flower, long eyelashes, and a crown band

Nefertari

Great royal wife of Ramesses II, with a stunning tomb.

Years
About 1270 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
Where they ruled or lived
Valley of the QueensAbu SimbelThebes

We are not sure: We are not sure what year she died.

Three facts

  1. 1Her tomb in the Valley of the Queens is full of colour.
  2. 2She has her own temple front at Abu Simbel.
  3. 3She appears often beside the king early in his reign.

More to know

She was a woman and a queen, not a smaller copy of the king. Her temple is smaller, but it is hers. The paintings are so delicate that visits are limited.

Places: Valley of the Queens, Abu Simbel, Thebes.

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