Hatchepsut: The Female PharaohPenguin Books Limited, 1998 - 304 pages Queen - 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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... belonged to a society which did not believe in keeping personal written records . The contemporary records which have been preserved are almost invariably official documents which , by their very nature , rarely express private opinions ...
... belonged to a society which did not believe in keeping personal written records . The contemporary records which have been preserved are almost invariably official documents which , by their very nature , rarely express private opinions ...
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... belonged to what could be classed as the party of peace . She was supported in her ideas by a party of self - made bureaucrats . Tuthmosis , supported by the traditional male élite including the priesthood of Amen , belonged to the more ...
... belonged to what could be classed as the party of peace . She was supported in her ideas by a party of self - made bureaucrats . Tuthmosis , supported by the traditional male élite including the priesthood of Amen , belonged to the more ...
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... and all the quarried stone belonged to the monarch , although Senenmut , in his role as overseer , would have been in a better position than most to commission his own work . However , it is hard to see how 200 HATCHEPSUT.
... and all the quarried stone belonged to the monarch , although Senenmut , in his role as overseer , would have been in a better position than most to commission his own work . However , it is hard to see how 200 HATCHEPSUT.
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Backdrop Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Dynasty | 15 |
A Strong Family The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Copyright | |
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