Tomb of Nefertari, Valley of the Queens. Luxor, Egypt 1270 B.C.

The tomb of Nefertari, from which this wall fragment comes, is the
largest architectural and decorative enterprise ever dedicated to a
Pharaoh’s wife. Nefertari was the chief Queen and favorite wife of
Ramses II. The name Nefertari means “the most beautiful of them”.
Ramses II devoted the minor temple of Abu Simbel to the Goddess
Hathor and dedicated it to Nefertari. There,identified with the
Goddess, Nefertari intensely participated in the divine cult.
Nefertari gave Ramses II his firstborn son as well as three other
sons and two daughters. Nefertari died in her forties. Nefertari is
standing with arms raised in signal of adoration towards an altar
where Osiris is seated and Anubis is standing. The Queen, dressed in
white ceremonial garb, wears the crown with the vulture headdress of
Nekhbet, the protective Goddess of Upper Egypt.

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