The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-16
MRS. TUT BOSS
RANCH On
THE NILE
nueen Wore Royal 4reeches
and Made An Egypt Obey,
i Historian Says.
BY WTLLENE TAYLOR.
Coopollthn News Service.

NEW YORK. March 16.-''NIrs.
Tut" Tut-Anl1h-Amen, It became
known today, was the boss of, the
ranch hack in the valley Of the
Nile thirty centuries ago. She was
probably the life OF the party at
all the fish.fries and family re-
unions and beach parties. Am.
brose Lansing. EgyptOlogist and
assihtant curator oe the Metropoli-
TAM Museum OF Art here, said to-
day It was only natural to picture
Mrs. TUT wearing the s.breeches
Of authority since the king ruled
simply by ivirt1e ot having married
her the most royal debntanfe Of
the age.
THE queen IS mentioned Ii his
tory As often 40 Tut-Ankh-Arnen. "
said the Egyptologtst. Thai - q
very unusual thing. The fact that
sllA 10 given AZ much attention
and her memory h preserved as
csFetul1y a. his leads one to think
tt1at she was just as important.
Her royal birth compared to her
husbands lOVTly one put her In q
Higher position than his and above
him in power. Besides she had the
precedent Of Queen Hatshepsut.
Who had lived 4 century before, to
go BY. It's likely she ruled the
camp. Moreover, we have evidence
to- think that she outlived Tut
Atlkh-Arnen and had the privilege
q picking another husband after;
,blsrying him In all his solendor.
First Great Woman.
Ankhsenamen tMrs. Tut's maiden
Hannel perhaps listened as a bare.
1Qbt child to the tale OF that first
e4gfrAgist, Queen Hatshepsnt.
Hfeaated, the historian, says this
p4kUOnMge KNOWN to civilization.
11Sr charms bloOmed on the Nile,
~. When she grew old enough
tai use lipstlcks and gaze into high
Apolished bronze mirrors they
ND them them she welded her
h4etsbfOther. Thutmosid III.
EAutxnUgld WAS first forced to
rye her part Of the government
tkfen she became 30 powerful that
she pushed him into the BACKGROUND
ati1 became ruler herself. She was
eSlIed the - hale H0rus," and
hl1tOry nays the conventions OF the
SDGft were All warped and dis
tpRted 70 suit the rule Of =
woman"
Hatshspsut Immediately undertook
independent works and royal monu-
Ml4nts md q magnificent temple for
her avn mOrtuary service The
- vas positively aggressive, the
~ ority, BrsaAted, says.
Egypt yeoKiied Tor Her,
opie Of that ace. after dispos-
im of Thutmogid ag ruler on the
thi ~ 81 him who begat him, !.
We on 10 ~ Of the queen: HIS
g, the divine cOnsort. adjusted
~, Is 0f two lands ~ reason of
he eslEn; Egypt was made 10 labor
len iced ~ TIE SOD; the mistress 0f
90 0ge plans are excellent,
Wl'p tieflHs the two regions when
shB hpeak z ETC., Tor nnaIN para
70 course when TIatshepaut died,
Tl et1tosld Was not nice at ALL He
IN been spewi1ig Tor years to 90
- Ear, and she had acted the dove
ar insisted upon peace The min
ut she became B mummy he went
0N and scratched her name of all
til monuments and temples, put
hi own name there instead and
ST Ted warning with all HIS might.
lrAH Tut.AniLh Amen even beat
Ht Rhepsuf. Tor she outlived her
kt
Snsing. the curator, explained
eote puzzles surrounding Tut
~ 3fsArnen and his tomb. For in.
gtf6ce, the hair found In the tomb
ait thought to be that Of his
VI a." which he wore until his
m1Drity and then clipped and
ed forever.
ltsAnlkh.An1en re-established the
vi ellip Of the goa Of Amon; and
til took the name ..Tut-Anlkh-
ANN which means 1.-THE living
AN4en." Before he was converted
% The worship OF Anon, he wor-
Sd ed Atom, and his name was
k.Ankh.Aton," "the living Atom"
b0ut that time the royal families
Wofe getting very weak because of
20 much intermarriage They mar
ri&a sisters and l1alf-sisters until in
the eighteenth dynasty the name for
sister and wife was the same. FOR
this reason Ankhsenamen's father,
TtIk.Ankh.Amen's father-in.law. was
terribly deformed. He was Akhen-
9tDn. and he had no Sons-only
Daughters.
Eansing says that perhaps Tut
ANl1h-AHnen will prove to have
I'm q physical weakling, too. No