Nefertiti - part 3
Jan 28th, 2007 by Lee (admin)
Many Egyptologists believe that Akhenaton was born with many deformities that made him handicapped, possibly caused by the continual in-breeding amongst the royals at this time. Akhenaton might have had bad vision, allowing Queen Nefertiti to control and decide many events and situations. Not only did she live as royalty, but her name also appeared side by side with Akhenaton’s in the royal cartouches, symbolising her status as a pharaoh of great importance.
Twelve years into the Amarna Period she disappeared. Little is known about her disappearance as well. We can only speculate what happened to her. There are many theories to what happened to her. She might have died with an illness or simply became unfavorable to Akhenaton. It is also theorised that she was murdered either during or just after Akhenaton’s reign, due to the unpopularity of the couple.
These may be true, but one ending stands out even stronger then the others. Sometime during the end of the Amarna Period a stone tablet, indicated the death of the king, was sent to the Hittites.  On it, Nefertiti asked the king to send a son to Egypt to wed. She refused to marry any servants. The king of the Hittites sent a son, but he was assasinated on his journey to marry the queen. Could this be what brought down Nefertiti and the Amarna Period?  Although the stone tablets reveal a cry for help, they could have been instead from Ankhesenamun after the murder of King Tut.
Nefertiti’s body has never been officially found, though there are one or two possible mummies that may be hers. After Akhenaton’s death everything in the Amarna Period was destroyed, including the tombs and mummies left behind. In fear of the destruction by Egyptian priests, Nefertiti’s mummy may have been brought to The Valley of the Kings. Somewhere she might be buried in a tomb that was created to hide her last remains.Â