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To the left, Queen Yahmesu Nafooret-Iry (Ahmes Nefertari). She was born with this pitch-black color and had been seen as divine since her birth. She is the matriarch and cofounder of the most prestigious dynasty: the 18th. She was the most venerated Queen in antiquity.
To the right, her great great grandchild, Pharaoh Tuanga Imana (Tutankhamen), who is represented in black after his death as a divine ancestor and intermediary between God and humans.

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