. Kings and gods of Egypt . to the bas-tard Pharaoh, Thotmes III, who could not, likehis queen, boast of a divine origin. Nor could hefind pleasure in other pictures which formed asequence to these and showed how Hatshopsitu,called to the throne by her divine father, Amon-Ra,was crowned indeed by her human father ThotmesI, and became Queen of Egypt through the willof the gods and of men. As a reply to the inscription telling how ThotmesIII received the crown from the hands of Ra, whenthe machinations of the priesthood placed him onthe throne, Hatshopsitu desired to be depictedwearing the psche
. Kings and gods of Egypt . to the bas-tard Pharaoh, Thotmes III, who could not, likehis queen, boast of a divine origin. Nor could hefind pleasure in other pictures which formed asequence to these and showed how Hatshopsitu,called to the throne by her divine father, Amon-Ra,was crowned indeed by her human father ThotmesI, and became Queen of Egypt through the willof the gods and of men. As a reply to the inscription telling how ThotmesIII received the crown from the hands of Ra, whenthe machinations of the priesthood placed him onthe throne, Hatshopsitu desired to be depictedwearing the pschent, after a visit to the gods ofHeliopolis. There, Atoum placed the diademupon her head, as a suggestion to the Egyptiansand to the gods of Thebes to establish her queen ofEgypt. What her age may have been at this timewe do not know. The texts tell us only thatHer Majesty was growing above all things . .she was beautiful to look Upon above all things A , Du caractere rfflflNtt &i Ui royuutt- pharaoniqur,pp. 53-S*. Queen Hatshopsitu and Her Temple 23 . . she was like unto a god; her form was thatof a god; she did everything like a god; hersplendour was that of a god; Her Majesty was amaiden, fair and in her bloom. . ,1 Then we hear that one day, in that spring-timeof her youth, Thotmes I, seated on a high thronein the royal hall, called together his nobles, his dig-nitaries, his friends, the court slaves, and the stateofficials, that they might witness the followingscene. The King, seated, placed his daughter infront of him, embraced her, and proceeded to makethe magic passes of the setep sa2 while the wholeassembly, prostrate on the ground, aided in thesending forth of the protective magic I then appealed to those present, toacknowledge their new ruler: This, my living daughter, Khnoumit-Amon Hat-shopsitu, I place in my seat; I set her on my ! she sits upon my throne; she makes her wordsheard in all parts of the palace; verily, she guides
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