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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Page 45
Her primary role was, however, to provide an almost entirely passive complement
to her active husband. She was not expected to become a prominent public
figure, had no state duties, held few official titles and was powerful only to the
extent ...
Her primary role was, however, to provide an almost entirely passive complement
to her active husband. She was not expected to become a prominent public
figure, had no state duties, held few official titles and was powerful only to the
extent ...
Page 56
This in turn implies that while the position of King's Daughter was very much seen
as a role in its own right, the role of King's Son was merely an accident of birth,
not a full- time career. The crown prince was obviously an exception to this rule; ...
This in turn implies that while the position of King's Daughter was very much seen
as a role in its own right, the role of King's Son was merely an accident of birth,
not a full- time career. The crown prince was obviously an exception to this rule; ...
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Hatchepsut as king needed a God's Wife to participate in the ritual aspects of her
role and to ensure the preservation of maat. As Hatchepsut could not act
simultaneously as both Gods Wife and King her own daughter, herself the
daughter of a ...
Hatchepsut as king needed a God's Wife to participate in the ritual aspects of her
role and to ensure the preservation of maat. As Hatchepsut could not act
simultaneously as both Gods Wife and King her own daughter, herself the
daughter of a ...
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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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