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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... gods and goddesses who controlled their destiny . As the only Egyptian able to communicate effectively with the gods , the king became chief priest of all religious cults ; it was the king who took responsibility for ensuring that the ...
... gods and goddesses who controlled their destiny . As the only Egyptian able to communicate effectively with the gods , the king became chief priest of all religious cults ; it was the king who took responsibility for ensuring that the ...
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... God's Wife is shown , together with a priest , performing a ritual to destroy by burning the name of Egypt's enemies . In the second tableau she stands , both arms raised , with three priests to watch Hatchepsut present the seventeen gods ...
... God's Wife is shown , together with a priest , performing a ritual to destroy by burning the name of Egypt's enemies . In the second tableau she stands , both arms raised , with three priests to watch Hatchepsut present the seventeen gods ...
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... god . My father appeared in his beautiful festival : Amen , chief of the gods.1 ° The oracle had been developed during the New Kingdom as a channel of communication between the gods and the common people , and had proved particularly ...
... god . My father appeared in his beautiful festival : Amen , chief of the gods.1 ° The oracle had been developed during the New Kingdom as a channel of communication between the gods and the common people , and had proved particularly ...
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Backdrop Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Dynasty | 15 |
A Strong Family The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Copyright | |
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