The Resume

(circa 1398 BC-1338 BC)
Queen consort of Pharaoh Amenhotep III
Mother of Akhenaton
Mother-in-law to Nefertiti

Why she might be annoying:

She might have been only 11 when she married.
She ran the lives of her adult children and perhaps her husband's too.
She may have persuaded her daughters to marry their father.
Some also believe that she and Akhenaton were ‘consorts' (that is, were incestuous).
She looks rather cranky in many surviving images.
Her nationality is unclear (she may have been Nubian) and has lead to some heated debate in academia.

Why she might not be annoying:

She married a pharaoh even though she may not have been royal herself.
She is the first Egyptian woman whose name appears on state documents.
She had important advisory roles during her husband's and son's reigns.
Both Amenhotep and Akhenaton built shrines dedicated to her.
Letters from foreign kings often cite her political shrewdness.
The incest rumors about her son perhaps started because she was still called ‘beloved king's consort' after Amenhotep's death.
She may have died of the plague.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Ancient Egyptian Royalty
• Ancient Times
• Ancient Times: Egypt
• Child Brides [16 and Under] (Ranked: 11)
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 1]
• I am Egyptian
• I Have Plague
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, Grrr, I'm Angry
• Look at me, I'm Busted
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Man's World
• Monarchs, Royalty and Nobles
• Profiles 18001-18250 (Ranked: 18154)
• Sourpuss Faces

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 20 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 57 Votes: 64.91% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 75 Votes: 54.67% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 100 Votes: 52.00% Annoying