Hatchepsut: The Female PharaohViking, 1996 - 270 pages Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered, King - Hatchepsut was a remarkable woman. Born the eldest daughter of King Tuthmosis I, married to her half-brother Tuthmosis II, and guardian of her young stepson-nephew Tuthmosis III, Hatchepsut, the Female Pharaoh, brilliantly defied tradition and established herself on the divine throne of the pharaohs to become the female embodiment of a man, dressing in male clothing and even sporting the pharaoh's traditional false beard. Her reign was a carefully balanced period of internal peace, foreign exploration and monumental building, and Egypt prospered under her rule. After her death, however, a serious attempt was made to obliterate Hatchepsut's memory from the history of Egypt. Her monuments were either destroyed or usurped, her portraits were vandalized and, for over two thousand years, her name was forgotten. The political climate leading to Hatchepsut's unprecedented assumption of power and the principal achievements of her reign are considered in detail, and the vicious attacks on Hatchepsut's name and image are explored in full. By combining archaeological and historical evidence from a wide range of sources, Joyce Tyldesley provides the reader with an intriguing insight into life within the claustrophobic Theban royal family in early 18th Dynasty Egypt. At last, the Female Pharaoh is restored. |
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Page 48
... ruling family where the influence of the royal women is both acknowledged and respected . Af- rican kingships have traditionally allowed their royal women to play a conspicuous part in state affairs and it should be remembered that the ...
... ruling family where the influence of the royal women is both acknowledged and respected . Af- rican kingships have traditionally allowed their royal women to play a conspicuous part in state affairs and it should be remembered that the ...
Page 56
... royal princes may have in some way lost their royalty once the crown prince had produced an heir , thereby casting them outside the direct line of succes- sion . This would have the effect of restricting the royal family to the king ...
... royal princes may have in some way lost their royalty once the crown prince had produced an heir , thereby casting them outside the direct line of succes- sion . This would have the effect of restricting the royal family to the king ...
Page 68
... royal family were , however , in an entirely different position . They were unique , exclusive , and had no desire to either increase in numbers or unite with other families . Indeed , they were even prepared to exclude brothers and ...
... royal family were , however , in an entirely different position . They were unique , exclusive , and had no desire to either increase in numbers or unite with other families . Indeed , they were even prepared to exclude brothers and ...
Contents
Egypt in the Early | 15 |
The Tuthmosides | 43 |
Queen of Egypt | 70 |
Copyright | |
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18th Dynasty Ahmose Nefertari Amenhotep Amenhotep III Ancient Egypt Ancient Egyptian archaeological barque building burial chamber carved Chapelle Rouge co-regency coffin consort cult daughter death Deir el-Bahri temple divine Djeser-Djeseru early 18th Dynasty egyptologists epsut's evidence excavation father female funerary God's Wife goddess gods harem Hatchepsut Hatchepsut's reign Hathor Horus Hyksos inscription Journal of Egyptian Kamose Karnak temple King Hatchepsut king of Egypt King's 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 Ramesses II record regnal role royal family rule ruler sarcophagus scenes Senenmut shrine sister Speos Artemidos statues stela suggest Temple of Amen Temple of Deir Theban Thebes throne tion Tomb 71 tradition Tuth Tuthmosis III Twosret Valley walls Winlock woman women