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    Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt by Joyce Tyldesley
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    Author: * Mirjam Nebet - 9 Posts on this thread out of 1,727 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Nov 12, 2006 - 11:52

    I recently got this book, itīs newly issued, and havenīt had time to do more about it than browse but it is surely a complement to the Chronicles of the Pharaohs by Peter A. Clayton. Itīs a MUST! ;)

    Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. From Early Dynastic Times to the Death of Cleopatra by Joyce Tyldesley. Thames & Hudson, ISBN-13: 978-0-500-05145-0. ISBN-10: 0-500-05145-3.

    Content in short:

    Dynasties 0-2: The First Queens.
    Special Features:
    The Women of Abydos
    The Goddess Neith.

    Dynasties 3-8: Queens of the Pyramid Age.
    Special Features:
    Personal Hygiene
    Fit for a Queen: The Treasuers of Hetepheres I
    The Vulture Headdress and Uraeus.

    Dynasties 9-17: Chaos And Rebirth
    Special Features:
    Wigs and Hairdressing
    Womensī Health and Childbirth
    The Lahun and Dahsur Treasures
    Women in Literature
    The double-Plumed Headdress.

    Dynasties 18-20: Queens of the Empire
    Special Features
    The Godīs Wife of Amun
    The Oracle
    The Royal Temple at Deir el-Bahari
    The Gurob Head of Queen Tiy
    Female Sphinxes
    The Berlin Head of Nefertiti
    Food
    Nefertariīs Painted Tomb
    Personal Names
    The Women of Deir el-Medina
    Sexual Etiquette.

    Dynasties 21-31: Weakened Royal Power
    Special Features:
    The Burial of Maatkare.

    Pages 188-209: The Last Queens of Egypt
    Special Features:
    What Did Cleopatra Look Like?
    Cleopatra as Isis
    Cleopatra Through the Ages.

    Pages 212-213: Chronology and Royal Couples List.

    Page 214: Notes.

    Pages 215-217: Illustration Credits.

    Pages 219-224: Index.

    Tyldesley goes through each and every queen and is very thorough. She relates what is known, what images or statues remain etc. and she is also generous with side explanations and gives insight in the history of discovery of locations, tombs etc. A warmly recommended book!


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