Akhenaten, Nefertiti, & Their Three Daughters

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by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
published on 24 August 2019

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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, & Their Three Daughters — Limestone plaque depicting the Egyptian pharaoh Akhenaten (r. 1353-1336 BCE) on the left holding one of his daughters and Queen Nefertiti (c. 1370 to c. 1336 BCE) on the right with one daughter sitting on her lap and the other resting on her left shoulder. The couple is seated under the God Aten and his rays. Several cartouches of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Aten can be seen. Note the shape of the head/skull, belly, and hips/thighs, typical of Amarna art. From Amarna, Egypt. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1345 BCE.

Neues Museum, Berlin.

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Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.

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