she ruled alongside Akhenaten during the 18th dynasty (1370-1330 BC)
they built the city Tell El Amarna to worship their god Aten
it became the centre of Egypt's new religion
hundreds of years of culture and worship exchanged for a radical new concept: monotheism
temples shut down, priests forced to change their ways
the old gods disregarded
she changed her name to Neferneferuaten-Nefertiti ("the Aten is radiant of radiance [because] the beautiful one has arrived")
it seems that her husband considered her an equal -
he placed her name next to his on his royal cartouche
and allowed her to practice the art of priesthood
and they had a nice family
but twelve years into the Amarna period she disappears
her body has never been found.