The video features Nefertiti, Queen of Egypt, who shares her story and challenges the common misconceptions about her origins and life. Here's a summary of her narrative:
- Imprisonment in Berlin: Nefertiti expresses her dismay at being "imprisoned" in Berlin, referring to her bust being held in a museum far from her homeland. She longs to return to Egypt.
- The Bust's Silence: She describes her bust, carved from limestone and stucco by the sculptor Thutmose, as a "silent vessel, beautiful but mute". She laments that it cannot tell the full story of her life, the revolution she ignited, the love that changed Egypt, or the mystery surrounding her end.
- An Icon Contested by Nations: Nefertiti acknowledges that her bust has become an icon and a symbol contested by nations. She mentions hearing whispers across ages, including how Hitler vowed never to relinquish the queen's head. She also notes how artists have tried to digitally map her face to "free" her from the colonial idea of possession, highlighting the irony of mortals quarreling over her stone image while her true spirit remains scattered in theories and research.
- Her True Identity and Origins:
- She clarifies that her name, Nefertiti, means "the beautiful one has come", which was not just a description of her appearance but a prophecy of a new age of beauty and truth dedicated to the one god, Aten.
- She addresses the theories about her being a foreign princess named Tadukhipa from the Mitanni Kingdom, asserting that she is a "daughter of the Nile" and purely Egyptian.
- She vehemently denies being the full sister of her husband, Akhenaten, pointing out that her titles do not include "King's daughter" or "King's sister".
- Nefertiti reveals she was raised in Thebes, in the royal palace, and educated by a courtier's wife, indicating her high status before marriage.
- She explains that the ambiguity of her origin was an advantage, allowing her and Akhenaten to craft a new origin legend for her, portraying her as the earthly embodiment of the goddess Tefnut, the female counterpart to Akhenaten's representation of the god Shu.
- Revolutionary Love with Akhenaten: Nefertiti describes her marriage to Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) as a fated union of spirit and mind, unlike typical royal marriages of the time. She highlights the revolutionary nature of their love, evident in reliefs depicting their intimacy, such as holding hands, kissing, or riding a chariot together. This love was part of their faith and the new "Ma'at" (truth) they sought to establish, with Akhenaten even immortalizing their bond in poems. They were not just rulers but partners in a revolution that would change Egypt forever.
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