Egypt
There is a study going on at the University of Bonn on a lovely little bottle bearing cartouches of king Hatshepsut. The researchers have discovered from the dried residue inside the bottle that it contains a carcinogenic hydrocarbon which may have poisoned Hatshepsut?
I have heard of the bottle before but have no idea of it's provenance, I would think that just because Hatshepsut's cartouches are on the bottle that it is highly unlikely that it actually belonged to the king? I would think that putting the reigning kings cartouches on objects was how it was probably done at the workshops where objects were created and that it is not necessarily a personal possession of the king?
Very interesting findings though as the ointment in the bottle may have been a product produced for the population and not just the king? It would be interesting to see if residue of the hydrocarbon can be found in any of the royal mummies in Cairo?
To learn more about Hatshepsut check out Stuart Tyler's Hatshepsut Project
Image: Associated Press
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Egypt
Hatshepsut Poisoned?
I have heard of the bottle before but have no idea of it's provenance, I would think that just because Hatshepsut's cartouches are on the bottle that it is highly unlikely that it actually belonged to the king? I would think that putting the reigning kings cartouches on objects was how it was probably done at the workshops where objects were created and that it is not necessarily a personal possession of the king?
Very interesting findings though as the ointment in the bottle may have been a product produced for the population and not just the king? It would be interesting to see if residue of the hydrocarbon can be found in any of the royal mummies in Cairo?
To learn more about Hatshepsut check out Stuart Tyler's Hatshepsut Project
Image: Associated Press
- More Re Hatshepsut Mummy Identification
Egypt Today (Cache Seel) See the above page for the full story, which is accompanied by photographs The search for Hatshepsut unearths more questions than answers, but makes for great TV . . . Before the results of the DNA tests were received, the idea...
- Ancient Gold Cartouches Unearthed In Egypt
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=16288"The discovery of gold cartouches dating back to 1400 BC sheds new light on the relationship between two ancient Egyptian rulers, Egypt's antiquities department said Friday. A team of French and Egyptian...
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http://www.thinker.org/deyoung/exhibitions/exhibition.asp?exhibitionkey=462Just a reminder that the Hatshepsut exhbition opens this month in the U.S.: "The inaugural exhibition at the new de Young Museum! Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh highlights the...
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This is an article on the female king Hatshepsut and her temple at Deir el Bahri which is in a long process of restoration. The author mentions the various reliefs and chapels built by Hatshepsut to honour the gods, herself and her family. The article...
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