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    The document summarizes the political and religious roles of kings and queens in ancient Egypt's 17th and 18th Dynasties. Politically, the Pharaoh administered the government and upheld order and justice. Religiously, the Pharaoh was considered the son of gods on earth and led religious ceremonies. Queens held political titles like King's Wife and religious roles like God's Wife of Amun. They had influence through cults and temples and some like Ahmose-Nefertari were even deified.

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    Roles of the King and

    Queens
    Political and Religious roles in the 17th and 18th Dynasties.

    The Pharaoh
    Political

    Religious

    Great House = government

    Traditionally, god Horus on Earth, son of

    Cartouche set royalty apart

    Became the Son of Amun-Re


    Titles included religious elements, especially

    Establish and uphold Maat


    Warrior Pharaoh
    Buildings

    Administered, supported by large


    bureaucracy

    Osiris.

    The Good God and The Living Horus

    Responsible for continued prosperity of the


    land

    Deeply involved in ceremonies and rituals,


    like the Valley Festival.

    The Queens
    Political

    Kings Mother
    Kings Great Wife or Kings Wife

    Queen regnant (plural=queenS reganant)


    Kings Daughter, Kings Sister, Hereditary
    Princess (Ahmose-Nefertari)

    Personality cult: mortuary temples/tombs

    Religious
    Gods Wife of Amun
    Closely tied to the goddesses Hathor,
    Mut and Maat.

    Considered as a goddess at ceremonies


    etc.

    Deified: Ahmose-Nefertari and Deir el


    Medina

    Tetisheri
    HSC Online
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    review question 8: List the ways in
    which each of the following queens
    had been influential in the running
    of ancient Egypt: Queen Tetisheri,
    Queen Ahhotep II and Queen
    Ahmose-Nefertari.

    Queen Ahhotep II

    Ahmose-Nefertari

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