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Only_Contribution_70 t1_it2clng wrote

My little baby then became a brother-in-law to dad and so became my uncle though it made me very sad. For if he was my uncle that also made him the brother of the widow's grown-up daughter who, of course, was my step-mother. I'm my own grandpa

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Jenkins87 t1_it2kzyx wrote

Oooh, a lesson in Egyptian history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa!

Let's get outta here!

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arkington t1_it37gbu wrote

And then Thutmose III did everything he could to erase/destroy anything that mentioned her.

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Janagro t1_it6omab wrote

It was probably Thutmoses son and her that did that .

The destruction was carried out late in Tutmoses reign when his son was co pharaoh, It was probably Thutmoses son trying to secure his claim to the throne over descendants of Hatshepsut

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NachosforDachos t1_it2gi2e wrote

They sure knew how to choose their names back then

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marmorset OP t1_it2i7rw wrote

It's hard carving hieroglyphs, it's much easier to scratch in lines after someone's name.

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PG-DaMan t1_it38xr8 wrote

History teacher told us an easy way to remember her name.

Hot Shit Soup

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absrdbrdtrdmagrdIII t1_it39g98 wrote

Fun fact; The "ette" ending was used in all female Egyptian names, and we still use it today. The "Chipettes" being one example.

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suzer2017 t1_itbe0jn wrote

There is a book about Hatshepsut called Child of the Morning. Author Pauline Getch. I read it years ago and, since I still remember the name and author after reading hundreds more since then, it is quite good.

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ZedLovemonk t1_it2p5gu wrote

I can scarcely imagine being surrounded by Thutmoses all day.

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egyptianjukebox t1_it3ga79 wrote

Hatshepsut was reincarnated as Tina Turner

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Elizaleth t1_it71izm wrote

The ancient Greeks found the Egyptians 'horrifyingly' egalitarian

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TommyDaComic t1_it2d41j wrote

Would love to get back to Egypt one of these days….The history is fascinating !

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olagorie t1_it3542p wrote

I read a book about her when I was 10 years old. absolutely fascinating

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absrdbrdtrdmagrdIII t1_it393ez wrote

She also had to dress like a man, and wear a fake goatee, everyone just sort of pretended she was a dude, and she acted like it also.

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Daetra t1_it2j14i wrote

I wonder if the poor working class had names that the ruling class would call them individually. Or were they were all seen as a monolith? I'm guessing the latter. Though, I have heard that pharaohs were buried with their favorite servants. Futurama taught me that.

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marmorset OP t1_it2kvkm wrote

Everyone had names, but I doubt the Pharaoh was walking around chatting with people. "Hey, Banafrit, how's Khaemweset doing? I heard he's working on my pyramid now. They grow up so fast."

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Daetra t1_it2lrg4 wrote

Did they use the same naming conventions as the kings? All their sons and daughters were just named after their parents? I figure the kings and queens did this mostly for name recognition.

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marmorset OP t1_it2mrxd wrote

Many of them had their own names, Amenhotep was the son of Ahmose I. There are eleven different Ramesses, but only some of them are father and son.

It might have been a general tradition in that some people's sons are juniors.

EDIT: Apparently they often took regal names. Ramesses X was born Amonhirkhepeshef, but ruled as Khepermaatre. I'm not sure why we know him as Ramesses X.

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Daetra t1_it2ym2z wrote

Sounds like whitewashing, English empire at it again!

/s

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