Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-05
Hatshepsut at Her Toilet-a
Quite Feminine Picture.

M made by the Egypt Exploration
Fund concerning Queen Hat
shepsut, the remarkable woman who
ruled over Egypt $500 years ago.
These discoveries more than justify
the claim of Queen Hatshepsut to be
called the Mrs. Pankhurst OF her time.
Queen Hatshepsut gained full pos
session of the throne from which she
ousted her worthless brother, assumed
the garments of a man, extended the
empire into far distant regions, erect
ed the greatest temples and monu-
ments Of her time and gave the peo-
pie the most efficient government they
had ever known.
The latest work bearing on Queen
Hatshepsut is the complete excavation
of the great temple built by her at
Deir-eLBahri, west Of the Nile, near
Thebes. This building was erected
OF the base of a vast cliff which adds
uriously to its grandeur.
The temple now stands practically
perfect with terraces and courts re-
stored. The wonderful colored reliefs
commanded by Queen Hatshepsut TO
record her career and gl0rify her sex
are now visible to the world. The
temple was constructed on three ter
races and lies at the foot of cliffs that
rise 400 feet sheer above it.
Buried In the temple IRE Hatshep-
suit; her father, Thutmose l.; her
brother, Thutmose H., and her half
brother, Thutmose III. 1t is notice
able that in all the decorations Hat
shepsut occupies nearly the entire
wall space. Her neil relatives occupy
only the minimum space necessary to
depict them, and they are all repre-
scented standing, while the Queen is
seated.
On tie upper terrace of the temple
is u shrine of HathOr, the cow god
dess. the favOrite divinity of Hat,
shepSut. On the wall painting within
HNthor is represented in the form of
a COW sucking a boy and protecting
a man standing before her.
On the lower platform Of the tenn
pie is a most interesting relief illus
trating the methods used by the an
Gent Egyptians In transporting huge
Obelisks and monoliths Three rows
of boats tow the huge barge in which
an obelisk Is loaded.
The relief shows the pilots boats
running ahead with the pilots taking
the sOundings, the taut cable, the
swinging oars, the tender and the
rear line of craft carrying officiating
priests and the royal emblems Of Hat
shepsut.
In this way, with the aid of 1000
men, the two obelisks erected in
honor of Hatshepsut were carried to
the temple of Anon at Karnak.
One of the many inscriptions to
Hatshepsut on the walls at Deir-el-
Bahri declares: "Hatshepsut, the d.
vine consort, adjusted the affairs of
the two lands Il. e., upper and lower
Egypt by reason of her policies;
Egypt was made to labor with bowed
head for her."
The magnificently colored reliefs
of the temple show that Hatshepsut
wore all the costume and regalia Of
a male Pharaoh. She wore a crown,
dressed herself entirely in mems
garments and put on an artificial
beard. The archaeologist informs US
that an ambassador at her court
would find the way to her favor if he
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Hatshepsut, through her mother,
Queen Ahmose, was the heiress of the
older line of Pharaohs, which had
LETT no male representatives. From
the beginning of her career she was
confronted by a conspiracy of her
father, Thutmose l., and her other
male relatives, to deprive her Of her
rights, just as the modern suffra-
gettes say they are being deprived
of theirs. She compelled her father
to surrender the throne to her, as
he was not of royal descent and had
no rights after his wife was dead.
She was married according to the
ancient Egyptian custom to her
brother Thutmose II.
He endeavored to usurp the entire
power, but Hatshepsut overcame him.
First she forced him to acknowl-
edge her as co-ruler, and her next
step was to send him into retire
ment and assume all the honors and
rights of the Pharaoh. She was