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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] Here's a nice fragment of an image of Thutmosis III from Dier el Bahri. This time period is labeled as one of the most colorful and well executed periods of Egyptian art, but how much of it do we see. I am sure there are a number of images like this that are scattered all over. [IMG]http://www.usyd.edu.au/museums/images/content/collections/nicholson/limestonerelief.jpg[/IMG] Image of Queen Ahmose from Dier el Bahri in a scene showing something similar to the annunciation to Mary, where the queen is shown bearing the next King. The key here is that there are many such "passion plays" or scenes of divine birth represented in the various temples of Egypt, where the king's mother is shown as being impregnated by the God's (often Amun), often as foretold by some deity and giving birth to the god's seed. All of this is the basis of the whole "immaculate conception" story of Christianity, which in reality is about political power in the Roman Empire and later European world. [QUOTE] To strengthen her position as pharoh, Hatshepsut invented the myth about her own divine birth which is shown in scenes on the walls of her temple at Deir el-Bahari: The god Amun-Re comes to her mother Ahmose in the form of king Thutmose I and finds her sleeping in her room. He awakens her with his pleasant odor. Amun-Re then places the ankh, a symbol of life, to Ahmose's nose, and Hatshepsut is conceived. Khnum, the god who forms the bodies of human children, is then instructed to create a body and ka, or life force, for Hatshepsut. Khnum and Heket, goddess of life and fertility, lead Ahmose along to a lion bed where she gives birth to Hatshepsut. To further strengthen her position, the Oracle of Amun proclaimed that it was the will of Amun that Hatshepsut be Pharaoh. She publicized Amun's support by having the god’s endorsement carved on her monuments. She also claimed that she was her father's intended heir and that he made her crown prince of Egypt.[/QUOTE]From: http://guardians.net/hawass/Press%20Releases/identifying_hatshepsut.htm [IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/2416693723_1a980f7bdc_o.jpg[/IMG] This image of Ahmose is from this scene. Again a repro by Howard Carter: [IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2256/2417516176_a481ae3858_o.jpg[/IMG] [/QB][/QUOTE]
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