Download or read book Mistress of the Two Lands A Novel of the Female Pharaoh written by Edith Fiore and published by First Edition Design Pub.. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hatshepsut overcame all obstacles and ruled as a pharaoh for more than twenty-one years, ushering in Ancient Egypt’s golden age. She had defied thousands of years of the tradition that only men could be kings. At the age of twelve, when she married her half-brother, Thutmose, she became queen. After his death, the Oracle in the great Temple of Amun in Karnak, proclaimed that she was Pharaoh Maatkare and Mistress of the Two Lands. This historical novel, tells the story of her life and her many accomplishments: the building of her glorious and beautiful mortuary temple, Djeser-djeseru, the twelve-hundred-mile trip to the fabled land of Punt, the erection of two magnificent golden one-hundred-foot tall obelisks, her secret and forbidden life-long love affair with a remarkable commoner, Senenmut, and her relationship with a multi-talented initiated priestess, a seer-prophet, whose life paralleled and eventually interwove with that of Hatshepsut. The reader will learn about the process of mummification, the history and construction of the Great Pyramid of Khufu and those of his descendents’, the Sphinx, and the four solar boats at what is now Giza, past lives, astral projection or out-of-body travel, herbal medicine and much more in this story of murders, a rape, intrigues, an assassination attempt, a ruthless master hypnotist, who was a physician-priest, Princess Neferure, Hatshepsut’s daughter,and many other fascinating characters. Non-top drama enthralls the reader from the very first page to the last one.
Download or read book Lady of the Two Lands written by Elizabeth Delisi and published by Tirgearr Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One minute, Hattie Williams is in a museum, sketching Hatshepsut's gold necklace, first female Pharaoh of Egypt; and the next, she's sent back in time to ancient Egypt. Soon, Hattie learns three things: She's become Hatshepsut, the heir to the thone wants her dead, and she's falling hopelessly in love with Senemut, Hetshepsut's steward.
Download or read book The Woman Who Would Be King written by Kara Cooney and published by Crown. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engrossing biography of the longest-reigning female pharaoh in Ancient Egypt and the story of her audacious rise to power. Hatshepsut—the daughter of a general who usurped Egypt's throne—was expected to bear the sons who would legitimize the reign of her father’s family. Her failure to produce a male heir, however, paved the way for her improbable rule as a cross-dressing king. At just over twenty, Hatshepsut out-maneuvered the mother of Thutmose III, the infant king, for a seat on the throne, and ascended to the rank of pharaoh. Shrewdly operating the levers of power to emerge as Egypt's second female pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a master strategist, cloaking her political power plays in the veil of piety and sexual reinvention. She successfully negotiated a path from the royal nursery to the very pinnacle of authority, and her reign saw one of Ancient Egypt’s most prolific building periods. Constructing a rich narrative history using the artifacts that remain, noted Egyptologist Kara Cooney offers a remarkable interpretation of how Hatshepsut rapidly but methodically consolidated power—and why she fell from public favor just as quickly. The Woman Who Would Be King traces the unconventional life of an almost-forgotten pharaoh and explores our complicated reactions to women in power.
Download or read book Hatshepsut from Queen to Pharaoh written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2005 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the artistically productive reign of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh in ancient Egypt
Download or read book The Crook and Flail written by Libbie Hawker and published by Running Rabbit Press. This book was released on 2013-03-18 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The son of the god must take her rightful place on Egypt's throne. Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat – the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne – not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body. But a woman on the throne defies maat, and even Hatshepsut is not so bold as to risk the safety of the Two Lands for her own ends. As God's Wife of Amun, she believes she has found the perfect balance of power and maat, and has reconciled herself to contentment with her station. But even that peace is threatened when the powerful men of Egypt plot to replace her. They see her as nothing but a young woman, easily used for their own ends and discarded. But she is the son of the god Amun, and neither her strength nor her will can be so easily discounted. As the machinations of politics drive her into the hands of enemies and the arms of lovers, onto the battlefield and into the childbed, she comes face to face with maat itself – and must decide at last whether to surrender her birthright to a man, or to take up the crook and flail of the Pharaoh, and claim for herself the throne of the king.
Download or read book The Crook and Flail written by Libbie Hawker and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hatshepsut longs for power, but she is constrained by her commitment to maat--the sacred order of righteousness, the way things must be. Her mother claims Hatshepsut is destined for Egypt's throne not as the king's chief wife, but as the king herself, despite her female body. But a woman on the throne defies maat, and even Hatshepsut is not so bold as to risk the safety of the Two Lands for her own ends"--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book When Women Ruled the World written by Kara Cooney and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today. Female rulers are a rare phenomenon--but thousands of years ago in ancient Egypt, women reigned supreme. Regularly, repeatedly, and with impunity, queens like Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, and Cleopatra controlled the totalitarian state as power-brokers and rulers. But throughout human history, women in positions of power were more often used as political pawns in a male-dominated society. What was so special about ancient Egypt that provided women this kind of access to the highest political office? What was it about these women that allowed them to transcend patriarchal obstacles? What did Egypt gain from its liberal reliance on female leadership, and could today's world learn from its example? Celebrated Egyptologist Kara Cooney delivers a fascinating tale of female power, exploring the reasons why it has seldom been allowed through the ages, and why we should care.
Download or read book Hatshepsut written by Ellen Galford and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Hatshepsut's palace childhood and her adult life as Egypt's female pharaoh.
Download or read book Lord of the Two Lands written by Judith Tarr and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 1993 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When word of the Macedonian king, Alexander, reaches Egypt, the priests of Amon send Meriamon, daughter of Pharaoh, to find Alexander and persuade him to become king of their land. Reprint.
Download or read book Unwrapping the Pharaohs written by John F. Ashton and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mummies, pyramids, and pharaohs! The culture and civilization of the ancient Egyptians have fascinated people for centuries and some have direct correlation to biblical events.Authors David Down and John Ashton present a groundbreaking new chronology in Unwrapping the Pharaohs that shows how Egyptian Archaeology supports the biblical timeline.Go back in time as famous Egyptians such as the boy-king Tutankhamen, and the beautiful Cleopatra are brought to life in this captivating new look at Egyptian history from a biblical worldview.
Download or read book Hatshepsut Daughter of Amun written by Moyra Caldecott and published by Bladud Books. This book was released on 2004-04-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ancient Egypt 3500 years ago - a land ruled by the all-powerful female king, Hatshepsut. Ambitious, ruthless and worldly: a woman who established Amun as the chief god of Egypt, bestowing his Priesthood with unprecedented riches and power. This is a story of vision and obsession, of mighty projects and heartbreaking failures - the story of a woman possessed by the desire for power and the need to love.
Download or read book Hatchepsut written by Joyce Tyldesley and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1998-01-29 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queen - or, as she would prefer to be remembered King - Hatchepsut was an astonishing woman. Brilliantly defying tradition she became the female embodiment of a male role, dressing in men's clothes and even wearing a false beard. Forgotten until Egptologists deciphered hieroglyphics in the 1820's, she has since been subject to intense speculation about her actions and motivations. Combining archaeological and historical evidence from a wide range of sources, Joyce Tyldesley's dazzling piece of detection strips away the myths and misconceptions and finally restores the female pharaoh to her rightful place.
Download or read book Daughter of the Gods written by Stephanie Thornton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-06 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Egypt, 1400s BC. The pharaoh’s pampered second daughter, lively, intelligent Hatshepsut, delights in racing her chariot through the marketplace and testing her archery skills in the Nile’s marshlands. But the death of her elder sister, Neferubity, in a gruesome accident arising from Hatshepsut’s games forces her to confront her guilt...and sets her on a profoundly changed course. Hatshepsut enters a loveless marriage with her half brother, Thut, to secure his claim to the Isis Throne and produce a male heir. But it is another of Thut’s wives, the commoner Aset, who bears him a son, while Hatshepsut develops a searing attraction for his brilliant adviser Senenmut. And when Thut suddenly dies, Hatshepsut becomes de facto ruler, as regent to her two-year-old nephew. Once, Hatshepsut anticipated being free to live and love as she chose. Now she must put Egypt first. Ever daring, she will lead a vast army and build great temples, but always she will be torn between the demands of leadership and the desires of her heart. And even as she makes her boldest move of all, her enemies will plot her downfall.... Once again, Stephanie Thornton brings to life a remarkable woman from the distant past whose willingness to defy tradition changed the course of history.
Download or read book Child of the Morning written by Pauline Gedge and published by Canelo. This book was released on 2018-10-18 with total page 635 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping chronicle of passion and intrigue at the dawn of the New Kingdom... Hatshepsut is the youngest daughter of the Pharaoh. So when her older sister dies, it becomes her duty to purify the dynasty's bloodline. She is set to wed Thothmes, her father's illegitimate son and the heir to the throne. But, fearing his son's incompetence, Hatshepsut's father makes an unthinkable decision: she will be Pharaoh instead. As mythic rivalries and forbidden love threaten to pitch her new realm into chaos, she must rise above it all to claim what is hers as the ruler of the greatest empire the world has ever known. With a foreword by the bestselling Michelle Moran, this is the story of one of history's most remarkable women, perfect for fans of Kate Quinn and Conn Iggulden. Praise for Child of the Morning ‘A superb portrait of a powerful but very human queen’ Library Journal ‘A compelling and human story without a single dramatic lapse’ San Francisco Examiner ‘A rich pageant, satisfying on more levels than simply that of narrative’ Wall Street Journal
Download or read book The Egyptian written by Mika Waltari and published by Rare Treasure Editions. This book was released on 2021-11-05T00:00:00Z with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in the 1940s and widely condemned as obscene, The Egyptian outsold every other American novel published that same year, and remains a classic; readers worldwide have testified to its life-changing power. It is a full-bodied re-creation of a largely forgotten era in the world’s history: an Egypt when pharaohs contended with the near-collapse of history’s greatest empire. This epic tale encompasses the whole of the then-known world, from Babylon to Crete, from Thebes to Jerusalem, while centering around one unforgettable figure: Sinuhe, a man of mysterious origins who rises from the depths of degradation to get close to the Pharoah...
Download or read book Beloved Lotus written by Sarah Nightingale and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beloved Lotus is an historical novel set during the reign of the legendary female pharaoh Hatshepsut. This passionate saga follows Isis, a woman coming of age in ancient Egypt whose mother's death leaves her orphaned. The profound sense of emptiness that follows leads her on a quest to keep some part of her mother alive. Her perilous but insightful journey begins just following the loss of her mother and leads to her involvement as a ?sacred virgin? to the pharaoh Thutmose II, where she gets caught up in a sexual indiscretion that results in the birth of the next pharaoh and the fatal betrayal of her best friend. The novel lifts the veil between the ancient world and the netherworld, where a difficult navigation is required before reaching ?eternal bliss.'
Download or read book King and Goddess written by Judith Tarr and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fictional chronicle of the life and reign of Queen Hatshepsut, a powerful female pharaoh of ancient Egypt, describes her rise to power, her secret love affair with her architect, and the efforts of her successors to efface her name from history
