cleopatrasdaughter: make me choose: @snnsastark: nefertiti or nefertari Nefertari, also known as Nef
cleopatrasdaughter:make me choose: @snnsastark: nefertiti or nefertariNefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great. Nefertari means ‘beautiful companion’ and Meritmut means ‘Beloved of [the goddess] Mut’. She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, next to Nefertiti, Hatshepsut, and the Hellenic Cleopatra VII. She was highly educated and able to both read and write hieroglyphs, a very rare skill at the time. She used these skills in her diplomatic work, corresponding with other prominent royals of the time. Her lavishly decorated tomb, QV66, is one of the largest and most spectacular in the Valley of the Queens. Ramesses also constructed a temple for her at Abu Simbel next to his colossal monument there. -- source link
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