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Silverman et al. 2006:173)6. He potentially may have wanted to copy athletic kings of the past as a kind of legitimization from “beyond the grave”. Redford remarks that Tutankhamun may have wanted to better align himself to not only the kings, but to Amun too (Redford 1984:211). On the other hand, Silverman et al. suggest that rather than showing real events, they could have represented his interests and goals (Silverman et al. 2006:178). A more utilitarian explanation might be that he desired…

Hatshepsut was the first ever recorded female pharaoh. She led her people to prosper and be content for twenty-two years only to be forgotten, and have every record of her erased. In 1827 her tomb was discovered, and historians have slowly been finding new information on her early life and rule, and figuring out why she was erased from history (Arnold, 291). In her early years, Hatshepsut used to sit in on her father's meetings with government officials. He apparently liked to keep her there,…

Egyptian queenship and Queen Nefertari In ancient Egypt, queenship was synonymous to “royal women”. Egyptian kings required female counterparts to legitimize their divine and supreme power. One of the reasons for this was because having a female counterpart followed the same pattern of the Egyptian gods. Queens represented fecundity, an important factor in continuing the kingship. Egyptian queenship was closely linked to the mother goddesses Hathor and Isis. As such, Egyptian queens were…

The democratic system has some advantages and disadvantage. In order to clarify this point we will take a look at the disadvantage of having a democratic system in your country. First of all having a democratic system means that there is a minority, which means that not everyone will agree on the decisions, but as they are not enough sharing the same ideas there will always be a part that will be excluded. It is a waste for people who take their time in voting and in the end their vote won’t be…

The Creatures While the re-animated creatures in Frankenstein and Imhotep the Egyptian creature in a movie the mummy are both portrayed with a surprising sympathy, it ends up badly for both of them. The creature Imhotep whose mummified body was accidentally brought back to life brings a bad curse to the Egyptians as he seeks revenge (The Mummy Movie). Victor’s creature unlike Imhotep was created with the purpose of blessing its creator. He was a product of love and commitment to bestowal of…

Pharaoh was not infallible, a mistake that led to a major part of why the Egyptians performed as poorly as they did in the battle. By the time Ramses sends a vizier back to warn the other divisions, the surprise attack is sprung on Ramses’ division, “Amun” (Breasted 1988:147). The second division, “Ra”, was already decimated although the public caption only says that they were “aware of the attack” (Breasted 1988:151). There are other problems between the narrative’s consistency between contents…

Akhenaten during the New Kingdom. A representation of Aten, seen as the nurturing spirit of the sun, is reflected by the sun disc that surrounds the head of Sakhmet. Ptah--another god of creation--was associated with Lower Egyptian capital of Memphis while Amun, who was the primary god in egyptian mythology, was associated with the Upper Egyptian capital of Thebes. During the New Kingdom, Sakhmet became heavily connected with Amun’s wife, Mut when she married Ptah. Because Mut was seen as the…

Hatshepsut’s Temple at Deir-el-Bahari was constructed after queen Hatshepsut obtained the status of being considered “god-like” and Kind during the period of 1479-1458BCE. The constructor of the temple was determined to be her steward, tutor of Neferu-Ra, and possibly the potential “lover” of Hatshepsut herself. Her temple was modeled after the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II. He was the considerable Thebian King who established the 11th Dynasty & began the center Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782).…

Will Slack HIS 1163 MW 9:25 Ms. Ricks 10/25/16 The Early Civilization of Egypt The civilization of Egypt was of the greatest ancient civilizations. The ancient Egyptians made great achievements and were some of the greatest early innovators. Egypt had great rulers and used some advantages to develop a great society. As with every society, they also had to deal with difficult hardships. There many reasons as to why Egypt became a great civilization, but without one river there may never have…

Hatshepsut Hatshepsut was the first female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Hatshepsut and her sister Nefrubity were daughters to the Pharoah Thutmose l and his wife Ahmose. Thutmose expanded the territory under Egyptian rule. After her Hatshepsut’s father died the throne was passed down to her half brother and also husband, Thutmose ll. In ancient times it was normal to marry within your family. They had a daughter named Neferure. Thutmose ll died and the throne had to…