Queen Hatshepsut Program Tonight | Discovery Channel

[Cyrus]

There is going to be a program on queen hatshepsut on the discovery channel tonight. Right now they have something on nefertiti, if your interested.

 

[Moonbear]

I'm planning to watch (um...though...what time is it supposed to be on?) I caught an exhibit about her at the Met last year, and it was fascinating. I'd like to learn more (hopefully the documentary won't just be a complete reiteration of what was described at the exhibit). For anyone who doesn't know what the gist is, she's an ancient Egyptian queen who was named a king, a very unusual occurrence in history.

 

[Evo]

I don't have cable. :-(

 

[George Jones]

I don't have cable. :-(

I don't have cable. Or satellite. Or reception using any type of antenna. We only use our TV to watch the occassional DVD.

I do, however, find enough live sports feeds on the internet to drive my wife crazy.

Cryus, these programs sound interesting; maybe I can find them on the internet.

 

[Cyrus]

For those who don't have cable

http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/07/09/2/a-discussion-about-the-mummy-of-egyptian-queen-hatshepsut

 

[George Jones]

For those who don't have cable

http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2007/07/09/2/a-discussion-about-the-mummy-of-egyptian-queen-hatshepsut

Thanks!

You might find this hard to believe, but I've never seen Charlie Rose, so this will be a first.

 

[Moonbear]

Otherwise, I was just going to suggest you find someone to record it, or who has cable who you can visit tonight.

 

[Cyrus]

*That link was Charlie Rose, but not the program on Discovery.

 

[edward]

Some of the programs on the Discovery, PBS and History channels can be purchased on DVD's.

 

[Integral]

http://shopping.discovery.com/product-65772.html"

Some of the programs on the Discovery, PBS and History channels can be purchased on DVD's.

but it won't ship till Aug.

 

[baywax]

World news about this discovery. Several articles about this cross-dresser

Ruler was known for dressing like a man and wearing a false beard

and some (allegedly) modern-day physiological problems

The mummy of an obese woman, who likely suffered from diabetes and liver cancer, has been identified as that of Queen Hatshepsut, Egypt's most powerful female pharoah

http://article.wn.com/view/2007/06/.../?template=cheetah-article/displayarticle.txt

edit:

Sheba was in fact identical with Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt

http://www.commentarymagazine.com/cm/main/viewArticle.html?id=6130

Hatshepsut: After the death of her father, Tuthmosis, Hatshepsut followed royal custom and married her half brother, Tuthmosis II. When Tuthmosis II died, the throne passed to his son by a minor wife. Because the new pharaoh (Tuthmosis III) was very young, Hatshepsut became regent. Several years later, Hatshepsut declared herself "king" and began wearing the false beard and garments of a pharaoh.

Cleopatra: Cleopatra came from the Greek Ptolemy family that had ruled Egypt for 300 years. Cleopatra's father died when she was 18 years old. To continue the dynasty she married her younger brother and they began a joint rule; however, they hated each other, and fighting broke out between them. The great Roman general, Julius Caesar, helped her take the throne.

http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/femalepharoahs/

Apparently it was and is a common practice in the middle east to have a double for protection, especially if you're a Queen like Hatshepsut or a ruler like Saddam Insane (who allegedly had about 12 doubles) and there is (allegedly) mention in hebrew records that Jesus had a double for protection as well. Such is the case for Queen Hatshepsut as is alleged in this article

http://djvued.libs.uga.edu/text/lbeh.txt

 

[dontdisturbmycircles]

I watched most of it but I feel asleep. Not because it was boring at all - in fact it was very interesting, but because I was exhausted. Hopefully it is on again soon so I can catch the rest of it.

 

[baywax]

I watched most of it but I feel asleep. Not because it was boring at all - in fact it was very interesting, but because I was exhausted. Hopefully it is on again soon so I can catch the rest of it.

This was a good look at the "Lost Queen". The infodramentary documented how her image was erased from Carmak (sp) and everywhere else in Egypt but as far as I noticed it failed to disclose why such a harsh measure was taken by the priests etc... it may have been because of her deceptive ways, posing as a king. If anyone caught that bit of info please clarify.

I thought the 3D imaging of her family was incredible. The skin lesions showing elephantitis or small pocks or ? on each of the members of her family was interesting and promised to be a solid identifying detail. I missed where they honed in on an actual candidate for the mummy of Hatshepsut but I'm sure the overseer of Eqyptian Antiquities could smell her long before he identified her as he repeatedly claimed he had a knack for in the film.

edit) Incidently Akenaten was another ruler who was completely erased from the public history of Egypt. There is only one known sculpture of his likeness to have survived. His main crime against the Dynasties was to establish a monothesiastic religion that centered around a sun god "Aten". Akenaten also had the "moses" ending to his name that you see in Tutmoses III
s name (http://www.egyptmyway.com/photo/egyptian_museum1_1.html). It is proported that 'moses" means "little one" and is a term of endearment. We westerners only know this "term of endearment" as the identity of the guy who freed the Hebrews from slavery in Egypt.

 

[ank_gl]

I don't have cable. :-(

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