Do you have a favorite Egyptian queen? Or would you like to learn a little more about what queenship meant in ancient Egypt, and how it differed from other types of monarchies? Of if you are just looking for some really nice photography, yet again the crew at Em Hotep BBS delivered the goods.
A selection of queens plus three queens who were kings, the wives of Mentuhotep II, cats and queens, Picton’s Petrie Pieces, recommended reading, and lots of interesting fun Egyptological facts - Just the thing for a cold winter night!
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Tags: Ahmose-Meritamun, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ankhenespepy II, Arsinoe III, Ashayet, Atumneferu, Bintanath, Cleopatra VII, Kawit, Khentkawes I, Mentuhotep II, Mutemwia, Nebetnehet, Nefertiti, Nefret II, Nefru, Queens, Ramesses-I, Sobeknefru, Tausret, Tiaa, Tiye
Tausret: Forgotten Queen and Pharaoh of Egypt is a collaboration between Richard Wilkinson, who is Regent’ Professor of Egyptian Archaeology and Director of the Egyptian Expedition at the University of Arizona, and some of the most recognizable names in current Egyptology.
Written for a general audience, but with all the details a specialist looks for in a good book, Tausret is one of those books that will teach you about Egyptology while entertaining you with an adventure. But it’s not the sort of swashbuckling adventure you might get with, say Belzoni. It’s more of a detective story, spread out over a lot of detectives.
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Tags: Bey, KV14, Queen Sobeknefru, Ramesses-I, Richard Wilkinson, Tausret
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Tags: Ahmose I, Akhenaten, Amarna, Amenhotep I, Amenhotep II, Amenhotep III, Amenhotep IV, Ay II, Eighteenth Dynasty, Horemheb, Memphis, New Kingdom Period, Priesthood of Amun, Ramesses-I, Smenkhkare, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Thutmose IV, ThutmoseI, Tutankhamun