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Nefertiti was the wife of the heretic pharaoh Akhenaten and the owner of the most famous portrait bust in ancient art. She may also have ruled Egypt as pharaoh in her own right under a different name. Her disappearance from the historical record remains one of Egyptology's greatest mysteries.

This episode examines the evidence for Nefertiti's reign, her role in the Amarna revolution, and the ongoing search for her tomb.

• Her partnership with Akhenaten in the religious revolution that created monotheism
• The theory that she ruled as the pharaoh Smenkhkare or Neferneferuaten
• The iconic bust in Berlin and the controversy over its ownership
• Why her tomb has never been found and what it might contain