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Meritaton · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2003 12:59 am

I guess "pharaohess" sounds a little far-fetched... Just call her pharaoh, but refer to her as "she" to avoid confusion

BTW in Ancient Egyptian language there was no word for "queen", as there were also no words for prince, princess, etc. They were called King's Wife, King's Great Royal Wife, and King's Daughter / Mother / Sister etc.
So some royal women could have a large collection of titles

Guest · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2003 5:22 am

Pharoah is Pharoah, whether he's male or female.

One thing which I believe is an error .. the website makes a lot of references which imply there were many, or at least, several female Pharoahs.

When I studied ancient history @ university, we were taught that the title pharoah was only used on the Old Kingdom, and that Hatshepsut was the only female pharoah.

Cleopatra, for example, ruled as Queen, the title used in the New Kingdom.

Hope that helps

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Thu Oct 09, 2003 8:08 pm

Well, maybe this is a more recent discovery, but Kings in Egypt weren't called "Pharaohs" until the reign of Amunhotep III or a little before that, in the 18th Dynasty, the New Kingdom. Pharaoh is the compilation of two words, "Big," and "House." That's what they called the kings, and then they just combined to two words to make one title.

Meritaton · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:47 am

Which university was it? I don't have a high opinion of American education, don't make it even worse

There were several queen-pharaohs, Hatshepsut ruled for the longest time, but there were also Sobekneferu (last ruler of the Middle Kingdom), Nitocris (okay, more legendary tha historical, but there's also a little bit of truth in legends), Tawosret (late 20th dynasty) and Meryneith who was probably the first woman ruler in the world.

Ramses · Joined:Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:03 am Posts:377

You mean "Great House," or Per-A'a. The word "Pharaoh" is Hebrew for Per-A'a, which is referring to the palace the Pharaoh lived in.

Meritaton · **Posted:** Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:02 am

Hebrew? I always thought it was Greek....
Jamie, if that's you, WHERE IS THE YUL BRYNNER PIC?

Ramses · Joined:Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:03 am Posts:377

I don't know where it went! I lost the URL!

Akhenaten · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2003 12:00 pm

I always thought is was Greek, too. Who knows? Anyone want to volunteer for researching that point for the rest of us so we all have our info correct?

Dark_Meryetamun_28 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2003 4:04 pm

I'll search on it. It'll only be a few minutes.

Dark_Meryetamun_28 · **Posted:** Sat Oct 11, 2003 4:11 pm

Ahhh! Nice site. It's Greek. Want to read more?

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/pharaoh/e ... ra_b2.html

Very informative.

Also, Jamie, how about this pic for your sig? I know it's not the same one, but it's still good.

http://www.wonderbred.com/beefcake/img/ybrynn.jpg

If you don't like that one, try the search I did.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Yul+B ... 8&filter=0

Meritaton · **Posted:** Sun Oct 12, 2003 11:52 pm

She can't do a Google search I guess. She is BESSed.

Dark_Meryetamun_28 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:56 pm

Ick. I'd hate it if I had Bess. I mean, what's the point of going online, then? Hey, wait a minute. Speaking of Bess...do you think that's why he hasn't been on in a while? Could Bess have blocked KTO? :cry:

If so, I'm gonna see if I can get a hold of my brother's hacker friends. I bet they can loosen Bess' collar. What do you think?

Meritaton · **Posted:** Wed Oct 15, 2003 9:59 am

That would be cool

I guess they already tried it... legal technology is always one step behind the hackers

I just loved it when RIAA's home page got hacked for the 6th time...

BTW now I'm totally confused whether Jamie is a he or a she, maybe s/he will lighten me up when comes here again.