Editing Nefertari (section)

==Family==
{{see also|Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt family tree}}
Although Nefertari's family background is unknown, the discovery in her tomb of a knob inscribed with the cartouche of Pharaoh [[Ay (pharaoh)|Ay]] has led people to speculate she was related to him.<ref name="DH">Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2004. {{ISBN|0-500-05128-3}} {{page needed|date=February 2017}}</ref> The time between the reign of Ay and [[Ramesses II]] means that Nefertari could possibly not have been a daughter of Ay, though she could have had all her children in her early to mid-30s, and, if any relation exists at all, she would be a great-granddaughter. There is no conclusive evidence linking Nefertari to the royal family of the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th Dynasty]], however.<ref name="TyldesleyQueens">Tyldesley, Joyce. ''Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2006. {{ISBN|0-500-05145-3}} {{page needed|date=February 2017}}</ref> 
Nefertari married Ramesses II before he ascended the throne.<ref name="Kitchen-PT">Kitchen, Kenneth A., ''Pharaoh Triumphant: The Life and Times of Ramesses II, The King of Egypt'', Aris & Phillips. 1983 {{ISBN|978-0-85668-215-5}} {{page needed|date=February 2017}}</ref> Nefertari had at least four sons and two daughters. [[Amun-her-khepeshef]], the eldest, was Crown Prince and Commander of the Troops, and [[Pareherwenemef]] would later serve in Ramesses II's army. Prince [[Meryatum]] was elevated to the position of [[High Priest of Re]] in [[Heliopolis (Ancient Egypt)|Heliopolis]]. Inscriptions mention he was a son of Nefertari. Prince Meryre is a fourth son mentioned on the façade of the small temple at [[Abu Simbel]] and is thought to be another son of Nefertari. [[Meritamen]] and [[Henuttawy (19th dynasty)|Henuttawy]] are two royal daughters depicted on the façade of the small temple at Abu Simbel and are thought to be daughters of Nefertari.<ref name="DH"/>

Princesses named Bak(et)mut,<ref>{{cite book|last=Tyldesley|first=Joyce|title=Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh|publisher=Penguin|year=2001|isbn=0-14-028097-9|p=151}}</ref> Nefertari,<ref name="DH"/> and [[Nebettawy]] are sometimes suggested as further daughters of Nefertari based on their presence in Abu Simbel, but there is no concrete evidence for this supposed family relation.