"(After informing the divine Ennead of his decision to engender a new king for Egypt, Amon ordered Thoth to find out about the queen. Thoth came back with the following information:)
"'This young woman you spoke to me about--her name is Ahmosis. She is beautiful, more so than any other in the whole of this land. She is the wife of this sovereign, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Aakheperkare (Thutmose I), may he live forever . His majesty is a young prince.'
"Thoth led Amon to the queen, after he had disguised himself as His Majesty her husband, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Aakheperkare.
"They found her at a time when she was resting in the splendor of her palace... Immediately, he went to her; he desired her; he rested his heart on her; he let her see him in his form as God. After he approached her, while she was rejoicing at being able to see his beauty , his love rushed into her flesh....
"After that, in the presence of the majesty of this august God, Lord of Thrones of the Two Lands, she, the royal wife and mother Ahmosis said: 'Lord, how truly great your power is! It was noble to see your face when you united with My Majesty in your perfection, and your dew penetrated all my flesh.' After the Majesty of this God had done with her all he desired , Amon, the Lord of Karnak, spoke to her: 'Hatshepsut-Khnemet-Amon, she who unites with Amon, she who is the face of nobles, such shall be the name of this girl whom I have placed in your bosom, according to the words that came out of your mouth. She will rule over this entire country, exercising beneficent power.'
"(Excerpt from "The Divine Birth of Hatshepsut, " text in the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, at Deir el-Bahari)
"It was in the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (1504-1483 BC) that the myth of the Pharaoh 's divine birth was first recorded for posterity in canonical form, in images and texts. Tradition has it that God Amon took the form of the Queen's father, Thotmose I and engendered the "Divine Infant" with her mother after first taking care to reveal himself to her as god. The births of kings Amenophis III and Ramses II were framed in a practically identical scenario , reminiscent of the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, another example of theogamy--the union of a god or divine spirit with an earthly woman of flesh and blood. "
P. 509-510, "Institution of Pharaonic Rule," AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY :THE PHARAONIC PERIOD 2780-330 BC by Theophile Obenga (2004)
Sunday, November 12, 2017
FEMALE PHARAOH HATSHEPSUT
"(After informing the divine Ennead of his decision to engender a new king for Egypt, Amon ordered Thoth to find out about the queen. Thoth came back with the following information:)
"'This young woman you spoke to me about--her name is Ahmosis. She is beautiful, more so than any other in the whole of this land. She is the wife of this sovereign, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Aakheperkare (Thutmose I), may he live forever . His majesty is a young prince.'
"Thoth led Amon to the queen, after he had disguised himself as His Majesty her husband, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Aakheperkare.
"They found her at a time when she was resting in the splendor of her palace... Immediately, he went to her; he desired her; he rested his heart on her; he let her see him in his form as God. After he approached her, while she was rejoicing at being able to see his beauty , his love rushed into her flesh....
"After that, in the presence of the majesty of this august God, Lord of Thrones of the Two Lands, she, the royal wife and mother Ahmosis said: 'Lord, how truly great your power is! It was noble to see your face when you united with My Majesty in your perfection, and your dew penetrated all my flesh.' After the Majesty of this God had done with her all he desired , Amon, the Lord of Karnak, spoke to her: 'Hatshepsut-Khnemet-Amon, she who unites with Amon, she who is the face of nobles, such shall be the name of this girl whom I have placed in your bosom, according to the words that came out of your mouth. She will rule over this entire country, exercising beneficent power.'
"(Excerpt from "The Divine Birth of Hatshepsut, " text in the mortuary temple of Queen Hatshepsut, at Deir el-Bahari)
"It was in the reign of Queen Hatshepsut (1504-1483 BC) that the myth of the Pharaoh 's divine birth was first recorded for posterity in canonical form, in images and texts. Tradition has it that God Amon took the form of the Queen's father, Thotmose I and engendered the "Divine Infant" with her mother after first taking care to reveal himself to her as god. The births of kings Amenophis III and Ramses II were framed in a practically identical scenario , reminiscent of the biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, another example of theogamy--the union of a god or divine spirit with an earthly woman of flesh and blood. "
P. 509-510, "Institution of Pharaonic Rule," AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY :THE PHARAONIC PERIOD 2780-330 BC by Theophile Obenga (2004)
