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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Page 10
... evidence of necessity plays a large part in our reconstruc- tion of ancient Egypt . The shortfalls of the Egyptian archaeological record are by now well known , but they are worth repeating at this point as they have a direct effect on ...
... evidence of necessity plays a large part in our reconstruc- tion of ancient Egypt . The shortfalls of the Egyptian archaeological record are by now well known , but they are worth repeating at this point as they have a direct effect on ...
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... evidence needs to be approached with an appropriate degree of caution ; we should never lose sight of the fact that the written record is incomplete , randomly se- lected , and carries its own biases . The monumental inscriptions , for ...
... evidence needs to be approached with an appropriate degree of caution ; we should never lose sight of the fact that the written record is incomplete , randomly se- lected , and carries its own biases . The monumental inscriptions , for ...
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... evidence in suggesting that Hatchepsut was actually present during the fighting in Nubia . He himself was present at the battle not as a soldier , but as a bureaucrat . Further confirmatory evidence for at least one Nubian campaign ...
... evidence in suggesting that Hatchepsut was actually present during the fighting in Nubia . He himself was present at the battle not as a soldier , but as a bureaucrat . Further confirmatory evidence for at least one Nubian campaign ...
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Backdrop Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Dynasty | 15 |
A Strong Family The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Copyright | |
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