circusmind said:
Watch your language, son.
Lol.
Don't know so much about ancient - wouldn't it all just be in favour of Hatshepsut; propoaganda?
But modern would go something like this:
Three distinict stages in interpretations of Hatshepsut:
Prefeminists:
Mertz
Gardiner
Wilson
Steindorff and Steele
All these essentially viewed Hatshepsut as a usurper of the crown; had a poor relationship with Thutmose III which they established from the destruction of her monument and erasure of name;
"devoid of military campaigns except for an unimportant raid into Nubia" and more concerned with
"internal development and commerce"
A good quote to use is one by Callender who asserts that they
"Their prejudces may have led them to ignore evidence..."
- Reviewers
Redford
Dorman
Hayes?
Breasted
Nims
O'Connor
Most important one to note here is Redford - he pioneered work into Hatshepsuts military campaigns
"The evidence for military campaigns is more plentiful then sometimes thought" Also, more specifically, O'connor establishes that
"Egypts influence was stabilized in the third cataract [of the Nile] and extended into the fourth"
You would also want to look at why they derived these conclusions i.e. Primiary evidence:
Speos Artemidos
Speech of Pahket
Coronation Text
Red Chapel blocks
Also, the relationship with Thutmose III is reviewed - changed from what Wilson established as the
"vindictive fury of Thut III"
Nims conducted archeological work into ruins of Hatshepsut - found damage done to the destruction of monuments was done in year 20
"too long to hold a grudge before taking action of it"
Feminists
Tyldesley
Robins
Lawless?
Quite controversial and probably will be disputed but there is a hint of leaning towards a slight bias
Good quotes:
"Buildings served as a constant reminder there was a powerful pharoh on the throne" - Tyldesley (this one was always a big wtfgayzor for me)
Also, you might want to look into the heiress theory / dispute between Robins and Redford.
And link your argument to changing interpretations to the context in which they were writing.