The Sister of Nefertiti - Egypt Museum

The Sister of Nefertiti - Egypt Museum

Did Nefertiti have a sister? As with Nefertiti herself, Mutbenret’s life remains a half-lit chamber in the palace of history, awaiting its missing inscription. As with many figures from the Amarna Period, much of what we “know” about Mutbenret (sometimes written Mutnodjmet, Mutbenenet, or even Moutnoumet) is inferred from depictions, fragmentary inscriptions, and context, rather than from extensive textual records. Still, her existence is archae…