ART-2030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 61: Thutmose Iii, Hatshepsut
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Pharoah can marry sister or daughter (never mother) because he"s a god. When thutmosis dies, son thutmosis iii, only 5-4 years old so a pharaoh regnant rules in the name of the king. Hatshepset takes up the role and takes on the title of full pharoah. Takes on the name maat-ka-ra which is a gender neutral name. Deliberate to show herself in public places as a man. For lower classes to tell them that everything is going to be okay = propaganda. Face very femining, eastline is feminine, softer chest, Rest of statue: legs, arms, hands, beard, headdress = male. Gender neutral name but female pronouns since most can"t read and just assume that there is a male king. Closer to her in the palace, her depictions become more feminine, since most people in the palace know she is a women. She gets away with being a female pharaoh since the economy is really really good.
