Washington - Egyptologists researching a mummy first discovered in 1898 believe it is the mummy of Queen Nefertiti, a legendary beauty and wife of the renegade pharaoh Akhenaten, the Discovery Channel said on Monday. Virtually all traces of Nefertiti and her "heretic" husband, who ruled from 1353-1336 BC, were erased after his unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the pantheon of the gods to worship the sun god Aton - among the earliest known practices of monotheism. Nefertiti also was stepmother of the boy-king Tutankhamen, whose tomb was discovered in 1922.
washington egyptologists researching a mummy first discovered in 1898 believe it is the mummy of queen nefertiti a legendary beauty and wife of the renegade pharaoh akhenaten the discovery channel said on monday virtually all traces of nefertiti and her heretic husband who ruled from 1353 1336 bc were erased after his unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the pantheon of the gods to worship the sun god aton among the earliest known practices of monotheism nefertiti also was stepmother of the boy king tutankhamen whose tomb was discovered in 1922