11/30/2022
One of the interesting anomalies of the pharaohs of the ancient Egyptians is thatfor 3,000 years-
they were all men-except for 1-queen hachepsut. She was as cunning as she was unique. As the widow of a deceased Pharoah, she somehow managed to muster enough political power to rise to be Pharoah herself and reigned for 20 years. Of the hundreds of Pharoah entombed in the valley of the kings, she is the only woman. And Iwould add, had the largest tomb entrance of any of the others. You’ll notice that the tops of the the pillars of her tomb are the face of a woman.
The other somewhat infamous woman is the wife of Ramses ll-Nefertare. Unlike other so called “queens” of the pharaonic era (whose title only meant -wife of the king/Pharoah),Nefertare had real power solely as a result of Ramses
infatuation with, and deep love for her. During her life Ramses took no other wives and some temples that he built featured her statue as prominent at his. When she died he built a lavish tomb for her in the valley of the Queens. Soon after her death he took on 24 wives-2of which were his daughters with Nefertare. He sired @125 children. Apparently when the tomb was discovered, it was filled with sand from the desert as it had been left open by raider centuries prior. The good news is that the sand protected the quality of the coloring. The colors in the pictures are as bright and vivid as the day they were painted.
I’ve also included a few street photos that I was able to capture
