Ancient Egypt's "good woman" is about to see the day again

Cover reporter Yan Wenwen

In Chinese history, there was once a queen that was not only the most powerful woman in the Shang Dynasty, but she had never received a little record in the history books. Until her cemetery was found in Yin Ruins, Anyang, she was unearthed. Thousands of important cultural relics such as Fang Yi and Sister Si Xin Ding were slowly unlocked. Women are good, not only the wife of Shangwang Wuding, but also the first female general in Chinese history, but also the great priest at the time, and had an important position in the history of the Shang Dynasty.

In the same period, an outstanding woman in the history of ancient Egypt had a woman, Naphtti, the wife of Pharaoh Egenon. As a Pharaoh's wife, Naphtti not only participated in religious reforms, but also briefly in charge of regime before the throne of Pharaoh Tammond. In the past few centuries, archeologists have been looking for, and they have always wanted to find Naphtti's tomb, but they have nothing.

Recently, Zahi Havas, an Egyptian archeologist and former Minister of Cultural Relics of the Egyptian Ministry of Cultural Relics, claimed that he had found Naphtti's mausoleum and discovered the body of suspected Naphtti. At present Essence The final archeological discovery will be announced in October.

Naphtti Half -body statue

Naphtti and her daughter's body were found

Hidden in the mausoleum that has been excavated before

The person who was found to be suspected of Naphtti was the former Minister of Cultural Relics of Egypt, Zahi Havas. Although the archeologist once worked in the Egyptian government, he was a long -term archeological expert. In September 2021, he took the inspection team into the King Valley of Egypt, focusing on the inspection of the previous cemetery that had been excavated. Half a year later, Havas revealed to the outside world that there was a "big discovery" in this investigation.

According to Havas, in the two tombs of KV21 and KV35, which had been excavated, he found the remains of Naphtti and her daughter Ankhna Mon.

The tombs of KV21 and KV35 have discovered an important female corpse, and they were considered Naphtti: In 1817, adventurer Jovani Belzani once found a woman in the KV21 tomb. Mummy. Bellzini believes that Naphtti, but in the end DNA test proves that the Mu Nafititi family has nothing to do. After that, archaeologists found a mummy that was severely damaged in the KV35 tomb. Various traces pointed at her as Naphtti, but in the end DNA test results found that this mummy belongs to the old Naphtti Fifa Fifa Fifa Fa Fifa Fa Fifa Fa Fifaha Enna's room and Tutankhamun's biological mother Qiya.

Where is Naphti? If the mummy discovered by Havas is really Naphtti, it will be possible to reveal important historical mystery through facial reconstruction technology: what exactly does the first beauty of ancient Egypt look like?

Naphtti appeared in front of the public for the first time in 1912. An archeologist discovered the colorful figure of Naphtti. This half of the body hidden in the Bolin New Museum is like noble and moving, which fully meets her name, that is, "the beauty is coming."

Naphtti Half -body statue

People who disappear in history reproduce

The second mummy or clue

Before Naphtti's half -body was unearthed, Egypt did not find too much traces or records about her. Only in some temples, there was Naphtti, but her face was completely cut off. As one of Egypt's most powerful women, why Naphtti was in this doom, related to her political ambitions.

Naphtti and her husband Eyna were the ruler of the 18th dynasty of Egypt in 1370 BC-1336 BC. In order to maintain the rule and reduce the threat of the Amon Temple forces on the kingship, they carried out a religious reform. Essence In this religious reform, a theory was proposed, that is, only the deeds were allowed to worship the Ayun God, and they also moved the capital to move the capital from Dyei to Amalna. This reform was fiercely resisted by the temple forces and nobles.

After Enna swallowed, his son Tatan Camon succeeded, and gave up his father's reform, and moved the capital back to Dibis.

After the death of Tutankhamun, the priest destroyed the buildings built by Ehena, wiped out their names from the records, and even wiped it from history, just as if there were no two Pharaoons. And Naphtti disappeared into the dust of history as the husband disappeared.

In fact, some historians believe that Naphtti has been in power briefly between Egenon's death and Tutankhamun's successor, but because the political wrist is not superb, the reform fails.

Havas is convinced that the mummy found by his team is Naphtti, and her daughter Akkhna Mon. And Akkhnamon is likely to be an important key to unlock Naphtti's life.

It is believed that Ankhna Mon is the three daughters of Naphtti, and the brothers and sisters of the same mother with Tutankhamun. Archaeologists have previously discovered that the family of the family, such as Amond Hotap II and Amon Hotap III, and Mumini of Tutankhamun, have mastered the genetic information of the family.

Although Naphtti and Tatan Camon are mother and son, they are only step -mother. The DNAs of the two are different. Then it proves that Ankhna Mongolia and Naphtti have a connection to verify the true body of Naphtti.

Tutankhamun's golden coffin

Leave information in the missed murals

In ancient Egypt's "good woman", the battlefield was also destroyed by the priests because of the information left by Naphtti, so the great achievements of this woman have been unknown.However, archaeologists are still looking for the clues of this queen's life. Finally, in the site of New Capital Amana, they found a piece of incomplete murals, which was the scene where Naphtti repelled the enemy alone on the battlefield.The king of the "woman good" battlefield killing the enemy has the same wonderful work, indicating that the kingship women at that time can also bear major responsibilities.

After the death of Naphtti, Tutankhamun did not govern the country well. The only famous Pharaoh was the tomb room that was completely excavated and the famous golden coffin.

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