Biography of queen nefertari

Nefertari means ‘beautiful companion’ and was the first of Rameses the Great’s Great Royal Wives. Known also as Nefertari Meritmutor or ‘Beloved of the goddess Mut’ Nefertari is one of Egypt’s most iconic queens, alongside Nefertiti, Hatshepsut and Cleopatra.

However, comparatively little is known about her family or her past prior to Rameses ascending to Egypt’s throne.

Much of her back history is based on educated assumptions using her titles as indicators of her background.

Facts About Queen Nefertari

• Nefertari was the Pharaoh Ramses II’s first Great Queen
• Nefertari means ‘beautiful companion’
• Also known also as Nefertari Meritmutor or ‘Beloved of the goddess Mut’
• She married the then 15-year-old Rameses II at just 13
• Surviving accounts suggest their marriage was an affectionate and loving relationship
• Nefertari held the revered religious title “God’s Wife of Amun,” which conferred