The embodiment of beauty-Ni Fei Tali
BC 1290, her women took advantage of the status of concubines to gain power. Nefertitali, whose name stands for beauty, light and temptation, is the most desirable woman in ancient times. Nefertitali's story blends sex, power and conspiracy.
When she was a girl, she was loved by a young ruler, Ramses II, who later ruled Egypt and became Ramses the Great. Ramses has all the rights that men expect, but he lacks one thing, that is, the orthodox position given by God. His ancestors were soldiers and became pharaohs by military force. Ramses wants to be a god, and the key to realize this wish is a god concubine. If Ramses can marry Amon's concubine, he will become a secular representative. But he must first restore his concubine status. He praised Luxor's concubine and integrated his universe with the architecture of the greatest concubine, Hatshepsut.
In the City of the Dead, he rebuilt the cemetery in Hatshepsut, Bahari. After improving the status of God Concubine and marrying God Concubine, Ramses also improved the status of himself and God Concubine. Nefertiti wants to get this position, but to be a princess, Nefertiti must stand out from 2 1 wives and thousands of concubines. What is the secret of her charm?
Like modern women, ancient Egyptian women also like to use cosmetics. Like other royal and aristocratic women, Nefertita also uses cosmetics to enhance natural beauty. Besides cosmetics, she also uses wigs and clothes to make herself more attractive to her husband, especially since he has many wives.
Dr Sally Mackland is an expert in the study of makeup art in ancient Egypt. There are many raw materials for female cosmetics in ancient Egypt, which can still be bought in Cairo spice market. Henna produced in the Nile Delta can be used for dyeing hair or painting feet. Galena or cosmetic ink is a mineral in the eastern desert, which can be ground into powder and used to draw lines on the inner edge of eyes. When making up, you can use a thin wooden stick as a makeup brush to draw various decorative lines. In Nefertita's time, eyeliner was painted backwards to the ear. Egyptians believe that eyeliner ink is a symbol of purity, and priestesses also paint eyeliner and even draw lines for idols. Grinding malachite into powder, concocting it into paste with goose oil or butter, and applying it to eyelids. In addition, there is blush. There is not much evidence about how to use it in ancient times, but not in Nefertita's tomb. In the tomb of Tita in Neifer, we can see that the blush is painted very carefully. Maybe, she wants everyone to know that she can afford the blush and use it because she is a very special person.
Another important item in Nefertiti's cosmetic case is lipstick. The raw materials of lipstick and blush, like ground ochre, are mixed with lettuce seed oil. Neifer Tita also wears perfume when she puts on her last makeup. Today, as in ancient times, some of the strongest aromatic aphrodisiacs in the world are produced in Egypt. These things are mixed with oil or fat and applied to the whole body, sometimes mixed with oil and applied to the hair, which will be very fragrant. Obviously, in hot countries, people will sweat a lot, and fragrance becomes particularly important.
For royal women, the most attractive weapon may be clothes. Neverly's portrait depicts her wearing a transparent linen dress. The portrait is very real, the fabric is very detailed, and you can even see her skin. In ancient Egypt, royal women had the most exquisite clothes. Nefertita should have very detailed linen clothes, tightly wrapped around her body, and the fabric is quite transparent, so you can see one layer after another. Of course, it was very inflammatory and attractive, which made Ramses II really irresistible at that time.
So Ramses chose Nefertili as his concubine, and her power rose to an unprecedented height. In the 33rd year after her marriage, Ramses paid tribute to her in Abu Simbel, one of the most magnificent temples in the world. It is located on a cliff near the Sudan border.
Nephitali occupies a special place in the small temple in Abu Simbel. She ranks among the huge statues in front of the temple. Usually there is only the statue of the king here. The temple depicts her offering sacrifices directly to the portrait of the god, which is usually the patent of the king. She is not only the concubine of God and the wife of Pharaoh, but also a diplomat and lover. During the 25 years when Pharaoh Ramses was in power, Nefertiti was on an equal footing with her. Later, at the age of 46, Neve Ti Tuo Li fell ill and died.
Ramses continued to be in power for 42 years, but he never forgot the people he loved all his life. In memory of her, Ramses built an eternal palace for Neve Ti Tuo. This is a luxurious mausoleum in Queen's Valley. The walls of the temple are decorated with colorful hieroglyphs, hence the name "Sistine Chapel in Egypt", which is regarded as the most spectacular mausoleum in ancient Egypt. Nefertitali thus gained great glory, that is, immortality.
However, the glory brought by Neve Ti Tuo and Ramesses II could not be maintained. 100 years later, when Ramses VI was in power, due to the fatuity of the rulers and social unrest, Egypt was poor and weak, Nubian soldiers invaded, and Egypt changed and was conquered by the southern colonies. It was 1 10, and a familiar force was about to rise again, that is, Amon's concubine. But this time it was a black woman from Nubia.
Under the rule of God Concubine, Egypt reached its peak again, and Thebes became one of the greatest cities in the world. But by the middle of the 6th century BC, Thebes had prospered under the rule of concubines, while the declining male pharaohs in the north were threatened by foreign invaders. This time, the invaders were Assyrians. They invaded Egypt and northern areas, then invaded south and surrounded Thebes. After several failed sieges, the Assyrians finally attacked Thebes. Egypt was plundered by Assyrians. Since then, the goddess concubine and her legend have disappeared.