#thutmose i

[egypt-museum]

Statue of Thutmose I

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1506-1493 BC. Now in the Luxor Museum. Photo: Sandro Vannini

[treasuresfromthearchives]

Thutmose I and His Mother Seniseneb

New Kingdom

Nina de Garis Davies

A.D. 1925; original ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

"Thutmose I, third king of Dynasty 18, was not the son of Amenhotep I, his predecessor. He was, however, closely allied or related to Ahmose-Nefertari, the mother of Amenhotep I, and was responsible for her tomb and burial. At the Temple of Amun at Karnak, he enlarged the Middle Kingdom temple with two pylons, a hypostyle hall, two obelisks, and an enclosure wall. He was greatly revered by his daughter Hatshepsut, who based her legitimacy on the throne on his supposed appointment of her as king. Hatshepsut built a chapel in his honor in her own mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.

This facsimile of a painted relief from the Chapel of Anubis in the mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was copied by the artist Nina deGaris Davies from the original. It was produced as part of the work of the Graphic Section of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition. Richly painted, it shows the king wearing a pleated linen kilt with an elaborate sash and carrying his walking stick and ceremonial mace. He is accompanied by his mother Seniseneb, who wears the vulture headdress of Egyptian queens."

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Legendary Warrior Women of the Ancient World

Once upon a time, there were women who challenged the might of empires and the laws of men.

They beckoned a world where the whisper of a woman's voice could quake the thrones of tyrants.

Let's delve into these legends from antiquity. 🧵⤵️

Hatshepsut

The fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, Hatshepsut reigned longer than any other woman of an indigenous Egyptian dynasty.

She was one of the most prolific builders in Ancient Egypt.

To legitimize her reign, Hatshepsut claimed she was divinely conceived by the god Amun, who appeared to her mother in the guise of the pharaoh Thutmose I, her father.

Sappho

An ancient Greek poet from the island of Lesbos, Sappho is celebrated for her lyric poetry, which explores love and passion.

Legend says that Sappho leaped from the Leucadian cliffs due to her unrequited love for Phaon, a ferryman, demonstrating the depth of her emotional expressions that permeated her work.

Artemisia I of Caria

A queen of the ancient Greek city-state of Caria and an ally of Xerxes I during the Second Persian invasion of Greece.

In the Battle of Salamis, Artemisia was so cunning in combat that she intentionally rammed her ally's ship to escape the Greeks, convincing them she was an ally and thus avoiding capture.

Hypatia

A mathematician, astronomer and philosopher in Alexandria, Egypt, Hypatia was a renowned teacher and thinker.

Hypatia was known to drive through Alexandria in her chariot to deliver public lectures on philosophy, defying the gender expectations of her time.

Boudicca

The warrior queen of the Iceni tribe who led a major uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire in Britain.

After the Romans flogged Boudicca and raped her daughters, she rallied her tribe and neighboring tribes for revenge, resulting in the destruction of Roman settlements and the decimation of the Roman Ninth Legion.

The Trung Sisters: Trung Trac and Trung Nhi

Vietnamese military leaders who rebelled against Chinese Han dynasty rule, becoming enduring symbols of resistance.

The sisters, after witnessing the suffering of their people under Chinese rule, famously declared their independence by proclaiming:

"All the male heroes bowed their heads in submission; only the two sisters proudly stood up to avenge the country."

Khawlah bint al-Azwar

A legendary female Muslim warrior, she fought alongside the early Muslims in the battles against the Byzantine Empire.

Khawlah famously donned male warrior’s armor to rescue her brother from a Byzantine prison camp, charging into battle with such ferocity that opponents assumed she was a supernatural entity.

Joan of Arc

A French heroine and saint of the Catholic Church, Joan led French forces to victory over the English at Orléans.

Joan persuaded a skeptical Charles VII of France of her divine mission to save France by correctly predicting a military reversal at the Siege of Orleans, before any messenger could have reached them with the news.

Zenobia

The third-century queen of the Palmyrene Empire in Syria who challenged the authority of the Roman Empire.

Zenobia was so bold that she claimed descent from Cleopatra, positioning herself as the Egyptian queen's successor in defiance of Rome and marched her armies as far as Egypt and Anatolia.

Cleopatra VII

The last active ruler of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt, Cleopatra is known for her intelligence, political acumen, and dramatic love affairs.

In a famous encounter to secure her alliance with Julius Caesar, Cleopatra had herself wrapped in a carpet (or linen sack, according to some accounts) and delivered to him, emerging to charm Caesar with her wit and beauty.

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From the temple of Seth

[imperium-romanum]

Royal mummies to be transferred from Egyptian Museum to NMEC on June.15

Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass revealed that all these valuable mummies will be transferred to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization by a great world prade on June 15.

CAIRO – 11 May 2019: The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir houses two halls that contain the biggest collection of royal mummies in the whole world. The two halls include great Egyptian kings’ mummies. Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass revealed that all these valuable mummies will be transferred to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization by a great world prade on June 15. The mummies are acclaimed ancient Egyptian kings like Amenhotep the First, Thutmose I, Thutmose II, Thutmose III, Ramses I, Ramses II, Ramses III, among others.

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[annecoulmanross]

A classics student’s tribute to Hozier’s new Wasteland, Baby! album, and to @hozierarthistory​ – some of my favorite lines from the album over classical and neo-classical / classicizing art. 

“a pillar I am, upright,” from the song “Dinner & Diatribes,” over an image of the Obelisk of Thutmose I in Karnak, Egypt (c. 1500 BCE).

“sweet music playing in the dark,” from the song “Almost (Sweet Music)” over a photograph by Emma Justine Farnsworth entitled either "Lyre Player,” or “To a Greek Girl” (1873 CE). 

“The start of all things that are left to do” from the song “Wasteland, Baby!” over a photograph of the Doric colonnade of Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s design for Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican (1656–1667 CE).

“if I ever saw you even try to be a saint” from the song “Nobody,” over a statue of the Roman empress Sabina (b.83–d.136/137 CE).

“The Icarus to your certainty” from the song “Sunlight,” over a photography of a winged statue holding a laurel crown, mounted atop a Corinthian column in front of the Rudolphinum concert hall in Prague. 

“somethin’ so flawed and free” from the song “Movement,” over a photograph of the Winged Victory of Samothrace, also called the Nike of Samothrace, now in the Louvre Museum (c. 100s BCE).

“The marble of flowers you have made” from the song “No Plan,” over a photograph of the Corinthian columns of the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, California, constructed for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. 

“The immediate forgiveness in Eurydice,” from the song “Talk,” over detail of the painting “Orpheus Leading Eurydice from the Underworld,” painted by Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1861). 

“The shape that I’m in, you’re shaping the doorway,” from the song “As It Was,” over an image of the Portara, a massive stone door-way which is all that remains of the temple to Apollo on the Greek island of Naxos (c. 500s BCE)

[evelynhewett]

Inktober Day 13: Thutmose I

I’ve skipped over the second Intermediate Period here and gone straight to the New Kingdom and the 18th Dynasty. Probably the most star studded dynasty of them all, I’m going to be focussing on a series of the more famous pharaohs from this line, starting with Thutmose I. 

Thutmose I was the first pharaoh to be buried in the notorious valley of the kings, likely choosing the remote area as the last place ever likely to be stumbled across by tomb robbers and, some theorise, because of the prominent natural pyramid (possibly a symbol of the sacred mount) that overlooks the valley being seen as a good omen. There are 65 numbered tombs in the main valley and 4 more in the west valley, all of which were opened or robbed at some point before they were rediscovered.

Art note: Pharaoh hounds! I love them. My mum has a little dog who’s an Ibizan hound cross and she’s gorgeous! 

[dwellerinthelibrary]

Thutmose I’s cartouche, from the temple he built for Set at Nubt (Naqada). Now at the Petrie Museum.