King’s Wife Nefertari Relief in Hathor Temple

Item Overview

Title

King’s Wife Nefertari Relief in Hathor Temple

Photographer

Roth, Silke

Collection

UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology (UEE)

Notes

Description

45 degrees
Engraved
Article: Queen

Caption

Figure 6. The great king’s wife Nefertari attending Ramesses II in front of the goddess Taweret, playing the sistrum and offering flowers. Relief in the Hathor temple, Abu Simbel (19th Dynasty)

Physical Description

Medium

Sandstone

Keywords

Genre

Relief

Subject Geographic

Abu Simbel

Subject Temporal

New Kingdom
Reign of Ramesses II
19th Dynasty

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Queen
Royal Family
The State and its Institutions
Royal Women
Monarchy
Individual and Society