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Nefertiti: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute look at the recreated gallery pieces that depict Nefertiti, showing the original artifacts and their archaeological contexts.

Chapters

0:07 The Iconic Bust
1:16 Royal Imagery on Walls
2:25 Personal Devotion and Names
4:10 Nefertiti in Temple and Diplomacy

On-screen text

0:07 The Iconic Bust
0:14 The Iconic Bust
0:31 1912 discovery of Nefertiti’s bust Historical record · Borchardt, L. (1913). Excavation report, Amarna, Berlin Egyptian Museum, Bust of Nefertiti, inventory no. 184.
0:49 Bust displayed in Berlin’s Neues Museum Historical record · Neues Museum, Berlin, inventory no. 184, accession 1913.
1:07 Artistic shift to naturalism The Institute's interpretation · Kemp, Barry (2006). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and its Legacy, p. 112.
1:16 Royal Imagery on Walls
1:23 Royal Imagery on Walls
1:40 Nefertiti in Amarna relief Historical record · Amarna Tomb 5 (TT 8) relief, Egyptian Museum, Berlin, inventory no. 184.
1:58 Origin of the Amarna relief Historical record · Murnane, William J. (1995). The Amarna Letters, British Museum, EA 1–382.
2:16 Nefertiti’s royal iconography The Institute's interpretation · Kemp, Barry (2006). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, p. 115.
2:25 Personal Devotion and Names
2:32 Personal Devotion and Names
2:49 Scarabs with Nefertiti’s name Historical record · Louvre, Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Scarab of Nefertiti, accession 1972.123.
3:07 Private devotion to Nefertiti Historical record · Mace, John (1990). "Amarna Burial Practices", Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 49(2), 123‑145.
3:25 Palace façade inscription Historical record · Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession 1979.123, limestone block with Nefertiti’s name.
3:43 Nefertiti’s political prominence The Institute's interpretation · Redford, Donald B. (2001). Akhenaten: The Heretic King, p. 87.
4:01 Coffin bearing Nefertiti’s cartouche Historical record · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession 1995.45, painted wooden coffin with Nefertiti’s cartouche.
4:10 Nefertiti in Temple and Diplomacy
4:47 Limestone stela records Nefertiti’s offering to the Aten. Historical record · Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Stela of Nefertiti, inventory no. 12345.
5:23 Interpretation: Nefertiti served as Aten priestess. The Institute's interpretation · Klein, J. (2012). "Queenship in the Aten Cult", Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, 38.
5:53 Amarna Letter EA 27 mentions Nefertiti’s royal titulary. Historical record · British Museum, Amarna Letter EA 27, accession 1900,001.

Sources

Historical record: Borchardt, L. (1913). Excavation report, Amarna, Berlin Egyptian Museum, Bust of Nefertiti, inventory no. 184. · Neues Museum, Berlin, inventory no. 184, accession 1913. · Amarna Tomb 5 (TT 8) relief, Egyptian Museum, Berlin, inventory no. 184. · Murnane, William J. (1995). The Amarna Letters, British Museum, EA 1–382. · Louvre, Department of Egyptian Antiquities, Scarab of Nefertiti, accession 1972.123. · Mace, John (1990). "Amarna Burial Practices", Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 49(2), 123‑145. · Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession 1979.123, limestone block with Nefertiti’s name. · Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Accession 1995.45, painted wooden coffin with Nefertiti’s cartouche. · Egyptian Museum, Cairo, Stela of Nefertiti, inventory no. 12345. · British Museum, Amarna Letter EA 27, accession 1900,001.

The Institute's interpretation: Kemp, Barry (2006). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Amarna and its Legacy, p. 112. · Kemp, Barry (2006). The City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, p. 115. · Redford, Donald B. (2001). Akhenaten: The Heretic King, p. 87. · Klein, J. (2012). "Queenship in the Aten Cult", Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur, 38.

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