Tausret : forgotten queen and pharaoh of Egypt /

One of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its thousands of years of history, Tausret was the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty (c. 1200 BCE), the last ruling descendent of Ramesses the Great, and one of only two female monarchs buried in Egypt's renowned Valley of the King...

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1. Verfasser:
Wilkinson, Richard H.
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Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Zusammenfassung:
One of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its thousands of years of history, Tausret was the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty (c. 1200 BCE), the last ruling descendent of Ramesses the Great, and one of only two female monarchs buried in Egypt's renowned Valley of the Kings. Though mentioned even in Homer as the pharaoh of Egypt who interacted with Helen at the time of the Trojan War, she has long remained a figure shrouded in mystery, hardly known even by many Egyptologists. Nevertheless, recent archaeological discoveries have illuminated Tausret's importance, her accomp
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1 online resource (167 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-991234-3
1-280-59367-9
9786613623508
0-19-992315-9
Schlagworte:
Tausert, > Queen, consort of Seti II, King of Egypt, > active approximately 1187 B.C.-1185 B.C.
Tausert, > Queen, consort of Seti II, King of Egypt, > active approximately 1187 B.C.-1185 B.C. > Tomb.
Tausert, > Queen, consort of Seti II, King of Egypt, > active approximately 1187 B.C.-1185 B.C. > Monuments.
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