the decline and fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty Dodson, Aidan 1962- creator text bibliography ua Cairo New York American University in Cairo Press 2010 monographic eng

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xxvi, 196 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Aidan Dodson. "After the death of Rameses II, the Nineteenth Dynasty soon fell into decline and familial conflict, culminating in a final civil war that ended with the accession of a new dynasty. Sethy I and Rameses II's promotion of a concept of a wider 'royal family' may have sown the seeds for the conflict among their descendants. Aidan Dodson explores the mysteries of the origins of the usurper-king Amenmeses and the career of the 'king-maker' of the period, the chancellor Bay. Having helped to install at least one pharaoh on the throne, Bay's life was ended by his abrupt execution, ordered by the woman with whom he had shared the regency of Egypt for the young and disabled King Siptah. Finally, the author considers how that woman, Towosret, became the last true female pharaoh, and how she finally lost her throne to the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty, Sethnakhte."--Jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-185) and index. King of Egypt Merneptah Queen, consort of Seti II, King of Egypt Tausert active approximately 1187 B.C.-1185 B.C Pharaohs History Kings and rulers Succession Egypt History Nineteenth dynasty, ca. 1320-1200 B.C 932.014 CC/D P 9789774163951 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011280920-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/2011280920-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1114/2011280920-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1208/2011280920-d.html 110322 20240530110619.0 16702096