The Queen
Nefertari, the favorite Queen of Ramses II, He
ruled Egypt from 1298-1235 B.C,
is known from myriad of her representations
in the temple reliefs and colossi of the great
king The dedication to her, jointly with the
goddess Hathor, of the small rock temple to
the north of the great temple at Abu Simbel,
shows how great her influence with Ramses
II must have been.

Nefertari was not the only consort of Ramses II.
Four other ladies are attested in the inscriptions
of his reign to be his queens. She was not an ordinary
queen, however and her situation excelled that
of former ones. Her name has been rendered as
"the Most Beautiful of Them"; a superlative which
denotes her most exceptional position, while the
designation "Hereditary Princess,
" listed for her in several instances, appears to be the
indication of her high ranking origin in the society.
Her participation in the affairs of the state is unpar-
alleled outside the Amarna Period and is reflected in
the titles assigned to her as "Great King's Wife". A
political role is also reflected by the recurrent
designation "Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt" and
"Lady of the Two Lands".