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title: Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11107/akhenaten--nefertiti-at-a-feast/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11107.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11107.jpg)

## Image Caption

The royal couple, [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) [Akhenaten](https://www.worldhistory.org/Akhenaten/) (r. 1353-1336 BCE) and queen [Nefertiti](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nefertiti/) (c. 1370 - c. 1336 BCE), is seated at a feast, beneath the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Aten and under his rays. They are looking at each other and Nefertiti puts her right hand under Akhenaten's chin. Akhenaten embraces her and put his left hand on her left shoulder. There are seven "empty" cartouches. Limestone. From [Amarna](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amarna/), [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). [New Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/New_Kingdom/), 18th Dynasty, c. 1345 BCE. The stela is on display at the Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany.

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## About the Author

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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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2019, August 24). Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11107/akhenaten--nefertiti-at-a-feast/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 24, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11107/akhenaten--nefertiti-at-a-feast/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Akhenaten & Nefertiti at a Feast." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Aug 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11107/akhenaten--nefertiti-at-a-feast/>.

## License & Copyright

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