Sunday, March 07, 2010

ShuShu on Hatshepsut



Sunday 7 March 2010

We don't usually take guided tours, but we decided to today, for seeing the valley of the kings and some other temples.

Here is our guide, ShuShu, at the temple of Hatshepsut, one of the only acknowledged female pharaohs. (There are a few others under debate.)

I like the carving in this photo - it is of a trading expedition Hatshepsut financed, and these carvings are the earliest depiction of African tribal life. Can you see the hut on the left there?

You'll notice that ShuShu is wearing a headscarf. Yes, most Egyptian women wear something like this, and yes, we've seen a lot of veiled women. More on this in the email.

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