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Publication
Oxford University Press (2012), Edition: Illustrated, 145 pages
Description
One of only a few women who ruled ancient Egypt as a king during its thousands of years of history, Tausret was the last pharaoh of the 19th dynasty (c. 1200 BCE), the last ruling descendent of Ramesses the Great, and one of only two female monarchs buried in Egypt's renowned Valley of the Kings. Though mentioned even in Homer as the pharaoh of Egypt who interacted with Helen at the time of the Trojan War, she has long remained a figure shrouded in mystery, hardly known even by many Egyptologists. Nevertheless, recent archaeological discoveries have illuminated Tausret's importance, her accomp
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
168 p.; 9.2 x 0.8 inches
ISBN
0199740119 / 9780199740116
Local notes
MJW - 26
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