Egyptian Dreams

[Daughter_Of_SETI]

I'm looking for books and articles on Hatshepsut's reign and came across the following book called, Two Pharaohs. It's about Hatshepsut and Tuthmose III. Does anyone know if it's any good, as I've never heard of it before?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-Pharoahs-Hatshepsut-Tuthmose-III/dp/1434344207/ref=sr_1_9?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1349208557&sr=1-9
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[Montuhotep88]

All I know is that any book that misspells "Pharaoh" on the cover immediately puts me on my guard. (Typos are one thing... when it makes it to the cover of a book, that's something else!)

[kylejustin]

'pharaoh' and 'pharoah' seem to be used in different countries. much like british and australian english utilise an 's' in some spellings for words, whereas the americans would use a 'z'.
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[Montuhotep88]

No, I'm pretty sure it's a misspelling. Not the only one, either, apparently; from the "Look Inside" feature, on page viii: "However, little has been written outside of scholarily [sic] and historical treatises regarding one of Cleopatra's predecessors..."

And a little farther down, the author apparently has a disclaimer for all nonfactual items appearing in his work: "So reader please bear with me as I am not an Egyptologist, only a lay person who will, in part, concoct a story derived from the mix of information available through multiple sources that I was able to use. If for any reason one of the expert Egyptologist [sic] take issue with what I have written, I will tell him that this is a novel, some or all of which may, just be true." [Punctuation as in the original.] Handy, that; if caught in an untruth, it's because it's a novel.

The book appears to be self-published as well (by AuthorHouse). A number of red flags going up for me...

[Daughter_Of_SETI]

Thank you for pointing that out, Montuhotep88! I hadn't noticed the spelling mistake, and had yet to read anything from it! Yes, I really think I might pass on this book, as it doesn't look to be well written or factual at all.

Okay, so now I'm back to square one on books about Hatshepsut. I've found three, but perhaps I should add one or two general books on pharaohs to the mix to give me more information on her...

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[Montuhotep88]

I'm sure you've read Dr. Joyce Tyldesley's Hatchepsut...

There's Catherine H. Roehrig's Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh, a catalog of an exhibition (but a really good one).

Those are the only two I'm familiar with that focus solely on Hatshepsut; naturally, a lot of the "Women in Ancient Egypt" sub-genre books spend some time on her.

(For some reason, I thought there were more about her... but it seems that, in the lay press at any rate, there are more children's books about Hatshepsut than there are adult ones (other than fictional treatments). Curious.)

[Lutz]

On the web page by Dr. Karl Leser (Iufaa) you can find also a very extensive bibliography: "Maat-ka-Ra Hatschepsut" . Go on "Literature" on the left and scroll down, the list is organized by subjects and people.

Greetings, Lutz.

[Daughter_Of_SETI]

@Montuhotep88
Yeah, those two books I've ordered from Amazon, plus one on women in AE by gay Robins. I honestly thought there was a lot of books on Hatshepsut, too.


@Lutz
Thank you so much! That's a great help!
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[EgyptianRose]

I have recently finished reading both books Hatchepsut by Joyce and Women in Ancient Egypt by gay Robins. Both are a interesting and easy read, so you have done well in selecting your books Daughter_Of_SETI Now I am currently reading a book on Tutankhamun by Zahi Hawass which isn't a bad read either and next will Tausret: The forgotten queen
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It is of course the hieght of irony that, after this intensive campaign to expunge them from the annals of Egypt, the Amarna pharaohs are today probably the most recognized of all the country's ancient rulers!

Quote 'Amarna Sunset' by Aidan Dodson.

[Naunacht]

Two standard references to the period are Dorman's "Tombs of Senenmut" and "Monuments of Senenmut". These are very expensive but you may be able to get them on interlibrary loan from your library.

If you can read French "Hatshepsout, La Reine Mysterious" by Christiane Desrouches Noblecourt is comprehensive and contains many good pictures that I haven't seen other places. (I may have murdered the spelling of the title).