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 52
... women were sent in groups as gifts for the king . We must assume that these women rarely , if ever , saw their new husband / master . They appear to have lived their whole lives within the harem without the chance of either marriage or ...
... women were sent in groups as gifts for the king . We must assume that these women rarely , if ever , saw their new husband / master . They appear to have lived their whole lives within the harem without the chance of either marriage or ...
Page 53
... women's palace as a permanent dormitory used to house all the female dependants of the king , not just those tied to him for sexual purposes . These women , for reason of sheer numbers , could not be expected to travel with the king and ...
... women's palace as a permanent dormitory used to house all the female dependants of the king , not just those tied to him for sexual purposes . These women , for reason of sheer numbers , could not be expected to travel with the king and ...
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... women of history tends to con- firm that being female is not necessarily a bar to taking decisive military action . Societies in general may have prevented their women from fighting but there have been some notable exceptions . Hip ...
... women of history tends to con- firm that being female is not necessarily a bar to taking decisive military action . Societies in general may have prevented their women from fighting but there have been some notable exceptions . Hip ...
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
Backdrop Egypt in the Early Eighteenth Dynasty | 15 |
A Strong Family The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Copyright | |
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