Hatshepsut mummy found

Egyptian State News Service ^ | Friday, March 24, 2006 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

The true mummy of ancient Egyptian queen Hatshepsut was discovered in the third floor of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Secretary General of Supreme Council for Antiquities Zahi Hawwas revealed on Thursday.

The mummy was missing among thousands of artifacts lying in the museum, he said during his lecture at the New York-based Metropolitan Museum of Arts.

He said for decades archaeologists believed that a mummy found in Luxor was that of the Egyptian queen. It was a streak of luck, he said, to find this mummy.

The Metropolitan is hosting a Hatshepsut exhibition that displays 270 artifacts on the life history of the queen.

The American museum honoured Hawwas and his accompanying delegation in appreciation of their effort to unravel the mysteries of the Egyptian Pharaohnic age.

[SunkenCiv]

[SunkenCiv]

WOW! It's hard not to be amused, though, that the collection is so disorganized, no one knew until now. And that assumes of course that it is the real deal, not some goofy PR stunt.

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[FairOpinion]

What happened to the "new look". ;)

[SunkenCiv]

Sounds like this is out the window:

American Egyptologist Donald P. Ryan excavated tomb KV 60, in the Valley of the Kings, during the course of 1989. Inside, he found the mummy of a royal female, which he believes to be the long-lost remains of the great Queen Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty). Ryan describes the mummy as follows: "The mummy was mostly unwrapped and on its back. Strands of reddish-blond hair lay on the floor beneath the bald head."

[no attribution given, because the site is icky]

KV60, on the Theban Mapping Project website
KV20, on the Theban Mapping Project website
KV42, on the Theban Mapping Project website

[SunkenCiv]

:') It's up there, in the first post. I didn't get any negative feedback regarding the use of the logo, but I'm not going to take any chances with A) over 500 members, and B) with the bandwidth of over 500 members. ;')

[Serb5150]

I've visited the museum, and to be perfectly honest I'm not surprised they would misplace something like this. Thanks for the ping!

[FairOpinion]

I think at this size it's not too much for bandwith. It's "just about right".

[SunkenCiv]

My pleasure. I'll speculate that many other such finds are waiting there. :')

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Speos Artemidos (Grotto of Artemis)
by Jimmy Dunn

About 2 miles southwest of Beni Hassan is the Cave of Artemis, which was hewn out of rock. It is located in the Batn el-Baqara wadi and is dedicated to the lion-goddess Pakhet (she who scratches), otherwise known as Artemis. There are scenes of offerings to various gods, but the most interesting thing here is an inscription over the entrance which states that Hatshepsut (18th Dynasty) has rid Egypt of the Hyksos. Actually, she did not.

[Bernard Marx]

that assumes of course that it is the real deal, not some goofy PR stunt.

And don't underestimate that possibility. Hawass is the consummate publicity-hound.

[SunkenCiv]

from KMT I think:

(after William Petty)
Significant Events	Yrs from death of Thutmose I	Regnal Year of Thutmose II	Regnal Year of Hatshepsut	Regnal Year of Thutmose III
Thutmose II assumes the throne	1	1
	2	2
Mortuary temple inscriptions	3	3
	4	4
Thutmose II dies, Thutmose II assumes the throne	5	5		1
Dedication inscription at Semma	6			2
Hatshepsut assumes full titulary Senenmut's tomb started	7		7	3
Donation stele of Senenmut	8		8	4
Punt expedition, Sinai Stela, Useramen appointed vizier, counting from the accession of Thutmose III ceases	9		9	5
	10		10
	11		11
	12		12
Menkheperre & Hatshepsut depicted together	13		13	13
	14		14
Hatshepsut's obelisks begun	15		15	15
First actual joint dating	16		16	16

[SunkenCiv]

At Empire's Edge Exploring Rome's Egyptian Frontier by Robert B. Johnson

[T]he scenic Myos Hormos Road between the Red Sea and the Nile served as a vital artery through the Eastern Desert. Halfway along its path, in Wadi Hammamat, an astounding collection of graffiti and inscriptions attest to its commercial and political importance... These inscriptions, for example, reveal that Queen Hatshepsut's famous expedition to the land of Punt began along this route to the sea.

[RandallFlagg]

Not to stray WAY off the subject, but...

GVD Hatshepsut

In 2360, Allied Command commissioned the first of the GVD Hatshepsut-class destroyers. The Vasudan contractor Akheton designed the Hatshepsut to integrate the new beam cannon efficiently within its power grid. The process of retrofitting the older Typhon-class warships yielded only marginal results, with vessels prone to system failures and reactor overloads. Though a handful of modified Typhons remain in service, the Hatshepsut has taken over its role as the primary Vasudan carrier and command ship. With 24 turrets, 5 beam cannons, and 2 fighterbays, destroyers such as GVD Psamtik of Deneb’s 13th Battle Group serve at the vanguard of the modern Vasudan fleet.

Freespace 2

[SunkenCiv]

Definitely. Of course, that's partly to keep himself in that position, and alive.

The King of Egyptology
Gulf News | 5/9/2005 | Sonali Raha
Posted on 05/12/2005 3:20:51 AM EDT by nickcarraway
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401515/posts

Archeologists Find Ancient Ship Remains
(cargo carriers between Pharaonic Egypt and Punt)
AP on Yahoo | 1/27/06 | AP
Posted on 01/27/2006 9:14:52 PM EST by NormsRevenge
http://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1566605/posts

Sailing To Punt
Al-Ahram | 2-17-2006
Posted on 02/17/2006 1:11:15 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1580599/posts

[SunkenCiv]

reference to Punt:

Group claims African pygmies slaughtered
upi via bloomberg no url | 7/6/4
Posted on 07/06/2004 9:42:31 AM EDT by NativeNewYorker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166134/posts
13 posted on 07/06/2004 6:15:11 PM EDT by monkeyman81
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1166134/posts?page=13#13

[SunkenCiv]

Okay, I'm getting dimmer by the minute. Here's the corrected links version, wherein the default (most of the graphic) will open a new window and show the birth of GGG subthread.

And here is a version where the default link will add the GGG keyword to your Links page. Most people seem to not use that feature of FR though, dunno why:

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[SunkenCiv]

;') Not much.

[kalee]

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