Scientists have discovered the remains of what was considered the main queen during the reign of her husband, Pharaoh Ramses II, Nefertari Merenmuth. The noble lady is recognized as one of the most graceful and beautiful women.
In 1904, Ernesto Schiaparelli, a doctor from the Egyptian Museum in Turin, found a woman's tomb located in the Valley of the Queens. Since the tomb was long ago desecrated by robbers, archaeologists were in no hurry to draw concrete conclusions about the ownership of the remains of the main queen Nefertari Merenmuth.
However, having carefully studied the discovered heritage of antiquity, scientists said the legs belong to the wife of the pharaoh. She reportedly died at around age 50. In the course of anthropometric reconstruction, it was established that during her lifetime the height of a woman was 168 cm.
Egyptologist Michael Habicht noted: “We cannot say for sure that the legs belonged to the queen, because the samples for the genealogical DNA test became unusable for analysis. However, it is most likely that the remains of Nefertari Merenmuth, who was a great and beautiful woman, were found. Thanks to her impeccable appearance, she is equated with Cleopatra, Hatshepsut and Nefertiti."
History knows practically nothing about the origin of the "noble lady". It is indisputable that Nefertari Merenmuth, which in translation from Egyptian means “beautiful companion”, belonged to the court family by birth. During the XVIII dynasty, she actively participated in the political life of Egypt.
Although the queen was not the only beloved of Ramses II, she nevertheless surpassed the three other wives of the pharaoh with her beauty, exceptionally high status of position. Nefertari Merenmouth is the only one of all Egyptian queens who is honored to have their own temple. Emphasizing her political role, the queen was also called "Lady of the Two Lands" and "Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt."
Anastasia Logvinova