Nefertiti Part III: The Cobra Strikes

Queen Nefertiti recalls the early reign of her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, whose gentle campaign for exclusive worship of Aton meets with ridicule and resistance. As they plan a new city devoted to Aton's worship, a Hittite prince approaches Egypt with an armed escort, threatening Akhenaten's throne.

Pharaoh Akhenaten's wife, Queen Nefertiti, remembers when her husband first became ruler and tried to make everyone worship only the god Aton. People made fun of his peaceful efforts and fought against his ideas. While they work on building a new city for Aton, a Hittite prince shows up in Egypt with soldiers, putting Akhenaten's rule in danger.

When he hears reports from Egypt’s top general, Horenrab, that the son of the Hittite king, Prince Zannanza, has set out for Egypt with an armed escort, Akhenaton says to welcome him with open arms. Horenrab, fearing Egypt may be conquered, executes a hit and run attack on the prince, who was merely bringing gifts to Akhenaton. Nefertiti, who made no attempt to stop Horenrab because she believed his fears of an attack, now feels the general should be punished. He is assigned a corporal’s job of guarding Nefertiti and Akhenaton as they pursue their newest project—building an entirely new city of truth, hope and prosperity—Amarna—where only one god, Aton, will be worshipped.