Nefertari

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Nefertari was a prominent queen of ancient Egypt’s 19th Dynasty, renowned for her beauty, political influence, and the magnificent tomb and temple complex dedicated to her at Abu Simbel.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Nefertari canonical 13
Nefertari Meritmut 2
Queen Nefertari 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th Dynasty person ⓘ
ancient Egyptian queen ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nefertari Meritmut ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari

Nefertari-Merytmut ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
approximateReignPeriodAsQueen early reign of Ramesses II ⓘ
associatedWith goddess Hathor ⓘ
linked to: Hathor

goddess Isis ⓘ
linked to: Isis
burialPlace Tomb QV66 ⓘ
Valley of the Queens ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culturalContext New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
depictedAs goddess-like figure in tomb paintings ⓘ
dynasty Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
engagedIn diplomatic correspondence with foreign queens ⓘ
flourished 13th century BCE ⓘ
hasNoKnownParentsWithCertainty true ⓘ
hasTemple Small Temple of Abu Simbel ⓘ
linked to: Abu Simbel temples
hasTombDesignation QV66 ⓘ
heritage Egyptian ⓘ
honoredAt Small Temple at Abu Simbel ⓘ
linked to: Abu Simbel temples
iconography often shown wearing elaborate feathered crown ⓘ
often shown with modius and double plumes ⓘ
often shown with vulture headdress ⓘ
language Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
maritalStatus principal wife of Ramesses II ⓘ
name Nefertari ⓘ
notableFor beauty ⓘ
dedicated temple at Abu Simbel ⓘ
diplomatic role ⓘ
political influence ⓘ
tomb in the Valley of the Queens ⓘ
portrayedAtAbuSimbel same scale as Ramesses II ⓘ
positionHeld Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II ⓘ
Queen of Egypt ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
spouse Ramesses II ⓘ
templeDedicatedBy Ramesses II ⓘ
templePrimaryDeity Hathor ⓘ
templeSecondaryDedication Nefertari herself ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
title God’s Wife ⓘ
Great Royal Wife ⓘ
Lady of the Two Lands ⓘ
Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
Mistress of the North and South ⓘ
tombKnownFor scenes from the Book of the Dead ⓘ
vivid polychrome decoration ⓘ
well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ
tombLocatedIn Theban Necropolis ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ramesses II → spouse → Nefertari ⓘ
Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari → builtFor → Queen Nefertari ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Menkheperure Thutmose → spouse → Nefertari (Great Royal Wife) ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Meritamen → mother → Nefertari ⓘ
Meritamen → depictedWith → Nefertari ⓘ
Nefertari → name → Nefertari ⓘ
Nefertari → alsoKnownAs → Nefertari Meritmut ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Nefertari → alsoKnownAs → Nefertari-Merytmut ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Nefertari → templeSecondaryDedication → Nefertari herself ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
QV66 → dedicatedTo → Nefertari ⓘ
QV66 → occupant → Nefertari ⓘ
Tomb of Nefertari → builtFor → Queen Nefertari ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Tomb of Nefertari → associatedWith → Nefertari Meritmut ⓘ
linked to: Nefertari
Nefer → etymologicalRootOf → Nefertari ⓘ