washington - genealogists investigating a corpse first discovered in 1898 believe it is the mummy of queen pharaohs , a legendary beauty and wife of the rebel viceroy amarna , the discovery channel said on thursday . virtually all traces of nefertiti and her " inquisition " partner , whom ruled from 1353 - 1336 ah , were erased after his unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the pantheon of the stars to worship the sun god aton - and the earliest known instances of monotheism . nefertiti even was stepmother of the boy - king tutankhamen , whose tomb was discovered in 1922 .
Nefertiti was a queen.