...great queens in Ethiopia. Tiye: Nubian Queen of Egypt (Ancient Egypt) (1415-1340 B.C.) Queen Tiye is regarded as one of the most influential Queens ever to rule Kemet. A princess of Nubian birth, she married the Kemetan King Amenhotep III who ruled during the New Kingdom Dynasties around 1391BC. Queen Tiye held the title of "Great Royal Wife" and acted upon it following the end of her husband's reign. It was Tiye who held sway over Kemet during the reign of her three sons Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton), Smenkhare, and the famous child king Tut-ankh-amen. For nearly half of a century, Tiye governed Kemet, regulated her trade, and protected her borders. During this time, she was believed to be the standard of beauty in the ancient world. Nefertiti: Queen to a Sacred Mission Nefertiti was one of the most mysterious and powerful women in ancient Egypt. Nefertiti, whose name means “the beautiful one has come,” was an Egyptian queen renowned for her beauty. Nefertiti ruled alongside her husband, Pharaoh Akhenaten, during the 18th dynasty (1550-1292 BC). She is best known for her painted sandstone bust, which became a global icon of feminine beauty and power. She was perhaps one of the most powerful women to have ever ruled. Her husband went to great lengths to display her as an equal counterpart. During her reign as queen, Egypt went about many radical religious changes. As queen, she took on powerful roles and showed herself in ways only Egyptian kings did. Nefertiti was depicted nearly...
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...Art History Paper MENIL COLLECTION & MFA-H This paper compares and contrast Virgin and Child. Northern France, 2nd quarter of the 14th century A.D., wood, (1) and Ennatum, Prince of Lagash, 2450 B.C., Sumeria (Sourthern Iraq) , composite materials (alabaster, lapis lazuli, mother of pearl). (2) Both works are from the Menil Collection in Houston. The second set of works this paper compares and contrasts is the Head of Poseidon, 227 - 221 B.C., bronze,(3) and The Pharaoh Ramesses II., 1279 -1212 B.C., granodiorite (4) at the Museum of Fine Art - Houston. The Virgin and Child is around 3 feet tall; she is wearing a gown that drapes around her and covers her head like a veil. The gown has the look of gathering and draping over her body, and her abdomen bulges out slightly from under it. Her face has a slight smile, her eyes are uneven but gentle, and she is missing her right hand. She is holding a child with her left arm cradling the bottom of the child and her left hand comes from under and over the front of the child. She holds him on her left side almost at shoulder level. The child is missing his head and left hand , his right hand is held up towards the virgin's face with two of the child's fingers pointed up . The Ennatum, Prince of Lagash is around one foot tall. The work is a light sand colored statue of a small man with no hair standing with his blue eyes open; his one eyebrow comes over both eyes and merges in the center, and he has a very subtle smile on his face...
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...Thutmose III also known as the greatest and most powerful Warrior Pharaoh and Warrior King began his fifty-three year, ten month and twenty six day reign in a co-regency with step-mother Hatshepsut during the New Kingdom 18th dynasty. Thutmose carried out seventeen successful military campaigns over his ruling and was the most successful and tactical military strategist through his implementation of surprise attacks, belief of the Gods supporting him, tributes and oaths, the sharing of booty and the building of a strong navy and army. Dubbed with the title of “The Egyptian Napoleon” shown in the source The Great Commanders Of The Egyptian World, Thutmose demonstrated the ability to command the Ancient Egyptian world and dominate surrounding cities and countries. Thutose was an incredibly skilled warrior whose name was associated with the status of hero long after his ruling in Egypt. Thutmose III came from a dynasty of great and powerful military strategists which laid the underpinning for him to be a powerful “Warrior Pharaoh”. Thutmose III built on the foundations his grandfather Thutmose I laid out after obtaining his commencing his reign in early childhood. At the start of Thutmose III’s sovereignty, where Hatshepsut took full control and Egyptians experienced stability, peace and prosperity. The Egyptian army was on standby, fully equipped and ready to go when called for Thutmose’s first expedition in to Nubia and Asia at age 11. From this time the reign was a complete...
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...Hatshepsut was an interesting Egyptian pharaoh, and was the first female ruler of Egypt. Instead of war she encouraged trade with other land while exploring. She was the daughter of pharaoh Thutmose l, and the queen Ahmose, from 1508 B.C. to around 1458 B.C. The name Hatshepsut means foremost of noble ladies. In this essay I will explain who Hatshepsut was, how she became pharaoh, and who her family was. Born in Egypt in 1508 B.C., with a sister named Akhbetneferu, who Hatshepsut probably didn’t know too well, because Akhbetneferu died in infancy. Hatshepsut was also supposed to have had four half-brothers due to her father’s second marriage to Mutnofret, two of them also died at a young age. But one of the remaining two was Thutmose ll who would who later marry Hatshepsut. It is claimed that as a child, out of her siblings, Hatshepsut was the one her father liked the most. Supposedly the temple of Karak also favored her. This resulted in her being named by her father as next in line for the throne as queen. At age of twelve Hatshepsut and Thutmose ll were married. They were already married when Hatshepsut’s father died, which lead to Thutmose taking the throne and Hatshepsut being promoted to queen ruler alongside him. But being stuck at queen was to be short lived, sadly for Hatshepsut Thutmose died, leaving her a widow. Before Thutmose passed away he had a son named Thutmose lll who was going to be the next pharaoh, and was Hatshepsut’s nephew. She thought he was...
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...A pharaoh of ancient Egypt was a political and religious leader of the people. The rulers of Egypt were usually the sons or declared heirs of the preceding pharaoh, born of the primary wife (pharaoh’s chief consort) or sometimes a lesser-ranked wife whom the pharaoh favored. Early on, the rulers would marry female aristocrats in an effort to establish the legitimacy of their dynasty by linking it to the upper classes. To keep the bloodline pristine, many pharaohs would also marry their sisters or half-sisters to ensure the royal bloodline. There were many pharaohs that ruled in Ancient Egypt and all wanted to leave an eternal legacy. Of the many great pharaohs that ruled only a few have genuinely accomplished such a goal. Those that have achieved the status have done so through fortuity as most of the tombs have been ravaged or destroyed. These hapless circumstances have left many questions into Egyptian history, life, and culture—now individuals can only image how a pharaoh and his people must have lived together in Ancient Egypt. A pharaoh of ancient Egypt was a political and religious leader of the people. The rulers of Egypt were usually the sons or declared heirs of the preceding pharaoh, born of the primary wife (pharaoh’s chief consort) or sometimes a lesser-ranked wife whom the pharaoh favored. Early on, the rulers would marry female aristocrats in an effort to establish the legitimacy of their dynasty by linking it to the upper classes. To keep the bloodline pristine...
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...according to David Macaulay in the book Pyramid, life was fairly simple. Most Egyptians were farmers. Since the Nile flooded for a time from July to November, farmers were drafted for pyramid building since farming was impossible. Pyramids were constructed for a pharaoh so that when he dies, he is mummified and put into a sarcophagus inside the pyramid along with everything else that belonged to him including is pets, servants, and possibly even his wife. But in order for a pharaoh to get his desired afterlife, he has to go through a series of mummification steps. Most...
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...Looking at the National Geographic interactive viewing of King Tuts tomb and mummy, I found myself learning more about the Egyptian afterlife and mummification than I would ever have if it had just been reading an article. By being able to see each individual wall of the tomb and have it explained I was surprised by all the artwork found on the tomb and all of the information it contained. I also learned about how many boxes the mummy was held in and how each individual one was different and special in its own way. Next the interaction took me through the King’s actual mummy. I was surprised to learn about all the different injuries the King’s body had sustained. Also, it was fascinating to listen to different historians argue about if each...
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...The normal people in the civilization had no say in the government when the Pharaoh made the final decision. When the Pharaoh made the final decision, the others had to deal with it because they saw the Pharaoh as a god and you always listened to a god like the Pharaoh. The Pharaoh had a lot of people to work for him because he couldn’t work on his own. The people that worked for him were advisors, priests, officials, and administrators and they were responsible for the state's affairs and the people’s welfare. The viziers were the most help to the Pharaoh in the government. A vizier was an Overseer Chief of Ancient Egypt. Like the Pharaoh, the vizier had people working for him while he was on duty. The people that worked for him were called Nomarks. Nomarks would work in a land called a nome which is one of the colonies in Ancient Egypt. Ma’at was a very powerful...
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...Some people say that Thutmose had a great life and he did a lot of amazing things for Egypt and some people think he is still one of the best pharaohs of all time an one of the best Egyptian general of all time. Thutmose had a lot of great things to contribute to Egypt like he created egypts wealth and a brilliant ruler and never lost a battle in his life of ruling, he went training in the army and this prepared him for the role of a pharaoh. Thutmose lead his army to conquer all of syria and conquered the egypts asian empire. They built a pyramid for Thutmosis in nubia and as far as kurgus. Ancient Egypt encyclopedia says, “The most effective and impressive monarchs in egyptian history was Thutmose the third”. Thutmose the third was...
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...Thutmose III was bold and brilliant on the battlefield as well in life. Because of Thutmose III Egypt prospers, without him we would be lost. Egypt has been restored to the proper prestige and achievement it has been known to have in the past. On the verge of extinction, Egypt was slowly slipping out of existence but that is no longer. Revered as being kind to the places he captured Thutmose III displayed humility and compassion to everyone and understood what it meant to truly rule an empire. Thutmose had to wait 20 years after he was able to rule in order to rule. His mother, Hatshepsut, claimed the throne when Thutmose III was of age to rule and Thutmose did nothing. Not until his mother died 20 years later did he begin to rule....
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...was born in the 15th century B.C. She was the daughter of Thutmose I and Aahmes. Hatshepsut was married to Thutmose II, her half-brother. Upon Thutmose II death Thutmose III, the son of Thutmose II and his royal concubine, was too young to become pharaoh. Hatshepsut who was his step mother became pharaoh instead. Thutmose III envied Queen Hatshepsut and was eager to become the Pharaoh. Because of the dislike Thutmose III tried to erase any trace of the female Pharaoh that dressed as a male. The mystery surrounding the death of Queen Hatshepsut heightens when her remains disappeared for KV20. It is suggest that in the Third Intermediate Period, during the 21st or 22nd Dynasties, the mummy of Hatshepsut was relocated to KV60, which possibly was cut in the 18th Dynasty but never used, this tomb was incomplete and was not decorated. It is speculated that the tomb was be built for someone else. According to research it appears that the mummy of Hatshepsut was switch to the coffin of her wet nurse for security reason and as a sign of respect. After researching one would think that the hatred from Thutmose III played into the mysterious disappearance of the Pharaoh. I speculated that she was murdered. There were no signs of the Pharaoh until 1960s when translations of hieroglyphs and other discoveries brought clarity to the missing information in historical records. The mystery of the Queen mummy started to unfold in April 2007 in the tombs of Deir el-Bahril. Dr. Zahi Hawasaa...
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...Artistic style of Amarna Art in ancient Egypt usually contained youthful faces and perfectly sculpted bodies in a number of different poses that portrayed an ideal timeless and ageless image, and it remained that way for about 1500 years, until Akhenaton. Akhenaton’s art was able to bend and stretch the old framework so that it met the new demands of religion and politics, during the early years of the new kingdom. The depiction of Amenhotep III were depicted as portly, which was significantly different from the old fashion in which kings had been portrayed as slim, trim, youthful, and idealized. In Amenhotep IV statue depicted him with an elongated head is made taller with a high composite crown. The head and upper torso are interplay of oblique line, with diagonal fold of the nemes head cloth continuing into the facial features. Slit eyes with sharply projecting upper lids angle inward toward the nose. The distortions of each body part expressed a fundamental and deliberate change in the idea of how the body was constructed. The standards of the old kingdom divided the figure into 18 equal units of height. Under Amenhotep IV two more units were added to increase the height of the upper body The statues do remain traditional in the way they have crossed arms holding the crook and flail suggest association with Osiris. The statue of Nefertiti had pronounced breast and full hips, to show the fertility of nature. The Karnak reliefs were quite striking, with depictions...
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...Assignment # 1 How did Tutankhamen die? Peter newman Dr. Norman Flowers Humanities 111 9th January 2012 Who was Tutankhamen? Before going any further we have to find out who was Tutankhamen. Tutankhamen (1346-1328), He was born at Akhetaten which was the capital city of Egypt. Tutankhamen was a pharaoh who produced little in his life and he did not increase Egypt’s borders or enjoy triumphant victories like the many pharaohs before him. However, he is the most recognized and probably the most famous pharaoh in the history of Egypt. He is so famous, because of the discovery of his tomb and his elaborate treasure. “Tutankhamen, named Tutankhamen early his life, was the 12th pharaoh of the eighteen dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1334-1323BC and lived ca. 1334-1323 BC, during the period knows as the new kingdom.” (www.crystalinks.com) His original name, Tutankhamen, meant “living image of Aten” while Tutankhamen meant “living image of Amum”. In historical terms, Tutankhamen is of only moderate significance, primarily as a figure managing the beginning of the transition from the heretical Atenism of his predecessor Akhenaten back to the familiar Egyptian region. (Www.Site-ology.com/Egypt/kt.htm). The most famous of all the kings found in the Valley of the Kings was Tutankhamen. During his tenth year ruling, Egypt was at war with Hittites. During this confrontation king Tutankhamen suddenly die. He died in the mid- January...
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...capital. * Kings of Egypt * “Ruler of the Two Lands” * wore two crowns – symbolizing the unification of the country * There were at least 30 dynasties in Egypt’s history * Scholars divided the early history of Egypt according to the three periods when strong dynasties united the country * Old Kingdom (2686 – 2150 B.C.E.) * Middle Kingdom (2040 – 1786 B.C.E.) * New Kingdom (1570 – 1090 B.C.E.) Old Kingdom * 2649 B.C.E. * Old Kingdom was inaugurated under the rulers of the third dynasty * Egypt first began to project its power abroad, with expeditions during the reign of Shefru (2575 – 2551 B.C.E.) to Nubia to collect raw materials and campaigns into Libya by the sixth dynasty pharaohs (2323 – 2150 B.C.E.) * 2246 – 2152 B.C.E. * During the long reign of Pepi II, central authority began to dissolve...
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...Hatshepsut was a powerful women pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian time period . Hatshepsut was born in the year, 1508 BC and died in the year, 1458 BC. In her childhood her siblings died while in a young age. Due to that, there was no son to take over the throne. In the royal tradition, Hatshepsut married his step brother in order to keep the bloodline pure. A short time after she got married to his husband, he died. Now that there is no leader, who is going to rule Egypt now? The only male in the family was a young boy, Hatshepsut's nephew. The problem was he was still a baby, so Hatshepsut was now a regent. Hatshepsut was powerful and also a brilliant leader. While being a regent, few years later she became a pharaoh. While ruling Egypt she...
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