The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-12
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 4,5O0 years ago.
These discoveries more than JUSTIFY
the claim of Queen Hatshepsut to be
called the Mrs. Panlhurst Of her time.
Queen Hatshepsut gained full pos
session of the throne from which she
ousted her worthless brother, assumed
the garments of 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-el-Bahri, west Of the Nile, near
Thebes. This building was erected
at the base of vast cliff which ados
curiously to its grandeur.
The temple now stands practically
perfect with terraces and courts re-
stored. The wonderful colored rel1efs
commanded by Queen Hatshepsut to
record her career and glorify her sex
are now visible to the world. The
temple was constructed on three ter
races and lies at the foot OF cl1ns that
rise 400 feet sheer above 1t,
Buried in the temple are Hatshep-
sut; her father, Thutmose l.; her
brother, Thutmose IL, and her half
brother. Thutmose III. 1t Is notice
able that in all the decorations Hat
shepsut occupies nearly the entire
wall space. Her men relatives occupy
only the minimum space necessary to
depict them, and they are all repre-
sented standing, while the Queen Is
seated.
On the upper terrace of the temple
Is a shrine OF Hathor, the cow god
dess, the favorIte divinity Of Hat
shepsut. On the wall painting within
Eathor is represented in the form OF
a COW sucking boy and protecting
a man standing before her.
On the lower platform OF the tenn
pie is most interesting relief Illus
trating the methods used by the an
cient Egyptians in transporting huge
obelisbs and monoliths. Three rows
of boats tow the huge barge in which
all obelisk is loaded.
The relief shows the pilots boats
running ahead with the pilots taking
tie soundingS, the taut cable, the
swinging oars. the tender and the
rear lire 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 di-
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 relfefs
Of the temple show that Hatshepsul
wore all the costume and regalia OF
male Pharaoh. She wore a crown
dressed herself entirely in mems
garments and put on an artihcia
beard The archaeologist informs Ut
that an ambassador at her cour
would find the way to her favor If hi
addressed her as His Majesty"
Hatshepsut, through her mother
Queen Ahmose, was the heiress Of thu
older line Of Pharaohs, which hat
left no male representatives From
the beginning Of her career she wa
confronted by a conspiracy Of he
father, Thutmose l., and her othe
male relatives, to deprive her OF he
rights, just as the modern suf7ra
gettes say they are being deprive
of theirs, She compelled her fathe
to surrender the throne to her, a
he was not of royal descent and ha
no rights after his wife was deac
She was married according to tn
ancient Egyptian custom to he
brother Thutmose II.
Ic endeavored TO usurp the entir
power, but Hatshepsut overcame hin
First she forced him to acknow
edge her as co-ruler, and her ne,
step was TO send him into retir'
ment and assume all the honors an
lights of the Pharaoh. She wa