Hatchepsut: The Female PharaohQueen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, she has since been subject to intense speculation about her actions and motivations. Combining archaeological and historical evidence from a wide range of sources, Joyce Tyldesley's dazzling piece of detection strips away the myths and misconceptions and finally restores the female pharaoh to her rightful place. |
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became associated with the dead god of the Afterlife. Osiris, and the new king
became linked with the living deities Re, the sun god, and Horus, the falcon-
headed son of Osiris. His newly acquired divine status separated the king from
his ...
became associated with the dead god of the Afterlife. Osiris, and the new king
became linked with the living deities Re, the sun god, and Horus, the falcon-
headed son of Osiris. His newly acquired divine status separated the king from
his ...
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The royal progression from palace to palace ensured that the authority of the king
became a reality to those in even the most distant provinces and, at a more
practical level, may well have been an efficient cost-cutting exercise. Although
each ...
The royal progression from palace to palace ensured that the authority of the king
became a reality to those in even the most distant provinces and, at a more
practical level, may well have been an efficient cost-cutting exercise. Although
each ...
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The dead Osiris then became king of the Afterlife. Meanwhile the resourceful Isis
hid Horus from his uncle in the marshes until he became a man, able to avenge
his father's death. The women of Egypt were not routinely expected to display ...
The dead Osiris then became king of the Afterlife. Meanwhile the resourceful Isis
hid Horus from his uncle in the marshes until he became a man, able to avenge
his father's death. The women of Egypt were not routinely expected to display ...
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User Review - gcamp - LibraryThingAlthough I learned much about the female King, Hatchepsut, I often found this book to be a little to slow at times. Therefore, it was difficult to maintain my interest in it. Hatchepsut was the ... Read full review
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User Review - KarenIrelandPhillips - LibraryThingThe author's excellent work on the daily life of ancient Egyptian women piqued my interest in her biography of this queen (more usually spelled Hatshepsut) who ruled as a King. I was not disappointed ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Backdrop Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Dynasty | 15 |
A Strong Family The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Copyright | |
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18th Dynasty Ahhotep Ahmose Nefertari Amenhotep Amenhotep III Anciem Egypt ancient Egyptians archaeological Artemidos barque building burial chamber cartouche carved Chapelle Rouge co-regency coffin cult daughter death Deir el-Bahri temple divine Djeser-Djeseru early 18th Dynasty Egyptian Archarology egyptologists epsut evidence excavation father female funerary God's Wife goddess gods harem Hatchepsut Hatchepsut's reign Hathor Horus Hyksos Ineni inscription Kamose Karnak temple King Hatchepsut king of Egypt King's kingship Lady land London Lower Egypt maat Maatkare Majesty male Metropolitan Museum Middle Kingdom military monarch monuments mortuary temple mother mud-brick mummy Naville Neferure Nile Nubia obelisks official Old Kingdom palace pharaoh Prince Princess Punt Queen Ahmose Ramesses regnal role royal family rule ruler sarcophagus scenes Senenmut shrine sister Speos Artemidos statues stela suggest Temple of Amen Temple of Drir Theban Thebes throne tion Tomb 71 tomh tradition Tuth Tuthmosis III Twosret Valley walls Winlock woman women
Bibliographic information
| Title | Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh |
| Author | Joyce Tyldesley |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Limited, 1998 |
| ISBN | 0140244646, 9780140244649 |
| Length | 304 pages |
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