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Ancient gold cartouches unearthed in Egypt [ Hatshepsut and Thotmusis III ]
Middle East Online ^ | April 21, 2006 | unattributed

Posted on 04/22/2006 12:50:00 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

A team of French and Egyptian archeologists have discovered two sets of nine solid gold cartouches bearing the name of Thotmusis III (who ruled from 1479-1425 BC) near the pharaoh's stepmother Queen Hatshepsut's temple in Luxor, 700 kilometres south of Cairo.

"These cartouches... which have the names of Hatshepsut and Thotmusis III have been found near Hatshepsut's obelisk which proves that the obelisk was erected by both rulers," said Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Thotmusis III, who was Hatshepsut's stepson and co-ruler after the death of his father Thotmusis II in 1479 BC, was widely regarded as having had strained relations with the queen. Thotmusis III was a child when his father died and the rule of the kindgom was initially put in the hands of Hatsheput.

Until the latest discovery, Egyptologists believed that Thotmusis III destroyed Hatshepsut's statues out of jealousy upon her death in 1458 BC, particularly the ones in Hatshepsut's temple in el Deir el Bahary in the southern city of Luxor.

"This goes against earlier views that Thotmusis III tried to hide Hatshepsut's obelisk when he took over as ruler and that he worked to erase any traces left by the queen," Hawass said.

(Excerpt) Read more at middle-east-online.com ...


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I always suspected these two were playing "hide the obelisk" when no one was looking.

Hatshepsut and Thotmusis III
Hatshepsut and Thotmusis III

1 posted on 04/22/2006 12:50:03 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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2 posted on 04/22/2006 12:50:20 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Anoreth

Egypt news - show Bill.


3 posted on 04/22/2006 12:54:38 PM PDT by Tax-chick (Dump the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I'll weigh less on Mars!)
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Hatshepsut mummy found
Egyptian State News Service | Friday, March 24, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 03/26/2006 11:43:05 PM EST by SunkenCiv
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4 posted on 04/22/2006 12:59:14 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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5 posted on 04/22/2006 1:02:02 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

Jokes aside - the next question is "Then who *did* deface/destroy her obelisks?" Because IIRC, someone went through and did a pretty good job of obliterating her from history.


6 posted on 04/22/2006 3:11:53 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

"Then who *did* deface/destroy her obelisks?"

Had to be the Talithebans!


7 posted on 04/22/2006 3:15:52 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Spktyr
I have always been of the opinion that it was the priests and that the reason was that she was the Pharaoh of the Exodus.

The time line fits and something happened that caused her to be erased.

8 posted on 04/22/2006 3:16:50 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Ditch the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I want my own space bar and grill)
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To: SunkenCiv
I always suspected these two were playing "hide the obelisk" when no one was looking.

Considering that she was not only his stepmother but mother-in-law...ick and double ick!

9 posted on 04/22/2006 3:18:12 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Ditch the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I want my own space bar and grill)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

She couldn't have been a very wealth pharaoh.
She couldn't even afford a shirt.


10 posted on 04/22/2006 3:26:26 PM PDT by Salamander (Cursed With Second Sight)
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To: Salamander

She spent her allowance on the cool hat.


11 posted on 04/22/2006 3:34:55 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Ditch the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I want my own space bar and grill)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

And half sister. But throughout time, the pharaohs had a family tree that you do not wanna climb. :')


12 posted on 04/22/2006 4:39:30 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Spktyr

Father Time, which includes sometimes the hand of man. It's much simpler to grab dressed stone, treating existing but abandoned structures as quarries. That's what happened to the pyramid of Djedjefre, Khufu's son and successor.


13 posted on 04/22/2006 4:39:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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I think Ramses the Great had children by his daughter.

They had this thing about bloodlines.

14 posted on 04/22/2006 4:44:18 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Ditch the 1967 Outer Space Treaty! I want my own space bar and grill)
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To: Harmless Teddy Bear

The successor had to be of the same womb, so there were a lot of brother-sister marriages and the like.


15 posted on 04/22/2006 5:26:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv

"And half sister. But throughout time, the pharaohs had a family tree that you do not wanna climb. :'"

Like they say in Arkansas, the family tree don't branch.


16 posted on 04/22/2006 6:02:11 PM PDT by wildbill
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