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About Nefertiti
Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (ca. 1370 β ca. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they worshiped one god only, Aten, or the sun disc. She possibly ruled as Pharaoh Neferneferuaten after his death.
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βNothing is forever...nothing lastsβ
βTHE IMPOSSIBLE IS THE ONLY WORTHY OPPONENT OF MAN.β
βA NAME IN THE MOUTHS OF MEN BUILDS IN THE MOST INVULNERABLE HEART OF THE PYRAMIDS.β
βBecause he is weak and shallow, and you should learn to recognize men who are afraid of others with power, Mutnodjmet.β
βSPEECH AND WRITING ARE MORE SOLID THAN A STELE. A NAME IN THE MOUTHS OF MEN BUILDS IN THE MOST INVULNERABLE HEART OF THE PYRAMIDS.β
βYou canβt change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing itβs an oasis wonβt make it so, Mutnodjmet.β
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Camille Paglia on Nefertiti 2 quotes
βThe Nefertiti bust is one of the most popular art works in the world. It is printed on scarves and molded in necklace pendants and coffee-table miniatures. But never in my experience is the bust exactly reproduced. The copyist softens it, feminizes it and humanizes it. The actual bust is intolerably severe. It is too uncanny an object for domestic display. Even art books lie. The bust is usually posed in profile or at an angle, so that the missing left pupil is hidden or shadowed. What happened to the eye?β
About Nefertiti
Neferneferuaten Nefertiti (ca. 1370 β ca. 1330 BC) was the Great Royal Wife (chief consort) of Akhenaten, an Egyptian Pharaoh. Nefertiti and her husband were known for a religious revolution, in which they worshiped one god only, Aten, or the sun disc. She possibly ruled as Pharaoh Neferneferuaten after his death.