Nefertiti

Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) and played an unusually prominent role in the Amarna Period religious revolution that attempted to replace Egypt's polytheistic religion with the exclusive worship of the Aten (sun disk). She appears in temple reliefs performing religious rites normally reserved for pharaohs, suggesting co-regency. Her famous painted limestone bust, discovered in 1912 in Amarna, is one of the most recognized works of ancient art. Her fate after a certain point in Akhenaten's reign is disputed; some scholars believe she may have ruled as pharaoh under the name Neferneferuaten after Akhenaten's death.

• Nationality: egyptian
• Roles: ruler