. Kings and gods of Egypt . for theglory of Egypt, compelled him to abdicate andyield the power to Hatshopsitu. She marriedand placed upon the throne as joint ruler her half-brother Thotmes (the one we call Thotmes III),probably the elder of the two illegitimate sons ofthe deposed King. According to the royal tables,which we know have been falsified, it is ThotmesII who succeeded Thotmes I, and there are still afew Egyptologists who accept the statement. Butif we refer to the monuments, it is quite clear thatHatshopsitu and Thotmes III were crowned onthe same day1 and reigned together prior to
. Kings and gods of Egypt . for theglory of Egypt, compelled him to abdicate andyield the power to Hatshopsitu. She marriedand placed upon the throne as joint ruler her half-brother Thotmes (the one we call Thotmes III),probably the elder of the two illegitimate sons ofthe deposed King. According to the royal tables,which we know have been falsified, it is ThotmesII who succeeded Thotmes I, and there are still afew Egyptologists who accept the statement. Butif we refer to the monuments, it is quite clear thatHatshopsitu and Thotmes III were crowned onthe same day1 and reigned together prior to theThotmes who is described on the tables as ThotmesII. Of the first two years of their joint reign, littleis known, save that the queen during this period 1 The day of the enthronement of Thotmei III and of thequeen ii on the 4th Pakhon 1; positive proof, says Sethe (,§17-18)of the common m of brother and deter. The a of Thotmei [I, whom other ichohu 1 u the husband of the queen, is on the contrary on the 8th of Queen Hatshopsitu and Her Temple 15 appears in the subordinate position of a con-sort. Her title is the one common to all queens-j * I • v- 1 On certain monuments, such as thetemple of Semneh,2 the name of Thotmes IIIappears alone. There is no mention of the Queen,neither her presence nor her name. The Kingacts without her. This is not fair play and we are led to thinkthat the truth is not fully revealed. It seemsindeed as if Thotmes III had occupied the throneeven before the accession of the legitimate heir,Hatshopsitu. Was this due to a conspiracy onthe part of the priests of Amon? Let us hearwhat the king himself had to say upon the subject: As a young man I was in the temple before I wasraised to the dignity of a prophet. ... I played thepart of Anmoutef,3 like the young Horus of Khemmis;I stood upright in the northern part of the was held a great festival of heaven and earth,. . during which the god received (on) his altarin the temple
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