Name of Hatshepsut, the female Pharoah, was removed from the Temple of Hathor

[Angela]

http://www.archaeology.org/news/3834-151027-egypt-gebelein-temple

"WARSAW, POLAND—Researchers from the University of Warsaw are studying the ancient temple at Gebelein in Upper Egypt, and they are employing new technology that will help to bring its damaged and faded decorations and inscriptions to life. The temple was dedicated to Hathor, and perhaps Amun-Ra, and it was constructed and first decorated during the reign of Hatshepsut, in the fifteenth century B.C. (Fragments of preserved inscriptions contain feminine word endings for the queen’s name.) “Perhaps, many years after her death, due to a complicated dynastic situation, Tuthmosis III was afraid that another ambitious queen might take over and push his own son away from power? This could lead to his decision to remove references to Hatshepsut as pharaoh, according to the principle—if it is not engraved in hieroglyphics, it never happened. But this is one of many theories. Why he wanted to erase her name is still a mystery,” expedition director Wojciech Ejsmond told Science & Scholarship in Poland. The team also plans to remove the debris from the floor of the temple and look for artifacts from the period. To read about another ancient Egyptian temple, go to "The Cult of Amun.""

You'd think some feminist Hollywood types would do a film about someone like Hatshepsut. Of course, we don't actually don't know that much about her, but then again that's never stopped them before.

 

[Fire Haired14]

Interesting stuff. Someone probably disliked her. It's crazy the Egyptians were writing in 3000 BC. I live in Chicago which has the Field Museum. And in the museum I walked through some-type of Egyptian stone structure that I think was 4,000 year old with carvings and writings still on the walls. Also, there were lots of mummies and artifacts on display. It's unbelievable the building was around when Bell Beaker was.

You'd think some feminist Hollywood types would do a film about someone like Hatshepsut. Of course, we don't actually don't know that much about her, but then again that's never stopped them before.

LOL. Everything in history and today has to be about identity(ethnicity, culture, gender, economic class, etc.) to some people. In reality characteristics of individuals is much more important.

 

[Valerius]

This is reminding me of one interesting casus - in a male dominated societies is more plausible to see women who are transgendering to be in the more better male position in this societies... but in reality everywhere is statistically more common for men to transgeder to a female role. Its interesting why.

 

[oriental]

The various videos mentioned that she may have adopted male appearance with a false beard and so on. She became a male pharaoh for appearances.

 

[Angela]

The Metropolitan in New York also has a great collection of Egyptian artifacts (and Ancient Near Eastern and Greek and Roman, for that matter.) They have a current exhibit specifically on the Middle Kingdom.
It's amazing that it wasn't just Pharoahs whose names and likenesses have come down to us, but the treasurers, stewards, even gatekeepers.
http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/objects?exhibitionId={36BFD863-BD71-4D58-B1B2-F3F865084DBB}

Anyway, I think this is a nicely done short documentary on Hatshepsut. She must have been an extraordinary person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L01bDlX5pTA

 

[oriental]

There is a good reason for this subterfuge. The difference between a bandit, a warlord and a king is minimal. Only difference is that the king is the smartest bandit and is a leader of an army. So if a country had a female leader that country could be a target for invasion as most female leaders are not military leaders. So probably the Egyptian council may have decided it would be best for the female pharaoh to project a male image and also to ward off internal problems.

From history we know that Frederick II of Prussia never declared war on Austria until the Holy Roman Emperor died and his wife Theresa took over. It seems that he was written as a brilliant general. Yes, brilliant in taking advantage of the situation. Theresa counted on her generals but a king or emperor at the head of the army could respond well to any king of strategic trickery. While with an empress in the castle there are delays and in military matters delays could mean defeat.

 

[Ike]

Instead of wasting so much time and money in historians' guessing game, it would be better to invest it into making the time machine work, so that we could get data straight.