pharaohs

Phara gods 3

Thutmose IV was supposed to lead the peace talks and trade agreements in Thebes but peasants who rebelled against the throne seized and stabbed him at the back while visiting the center for trade in the land. There was chaos and loud commotion when this happened.

Henshupta is already fifteen when this happened. Nunnapura is already being prepared as priestess for Temple Ra to assist future pharaoh Henshupta in her reign as Queen. Henshupta never disliked Nunnapura though the girl seemed to make herself busy or aloof whenever she passes by in front of her in the soldiers grounds. Though, Henshupta sees Nunnapura’s face turn pink every time their eyes met, she never thought it as something special but instead a threat since she is the future pharaoh and Nunnapura is a Canaanite by blood. Jews were enslaved by the Egyptian nobles and pharaoh’s but Henshupta’s family was different and her ancestors helped, fed, medicated and groomed the Israelites and housed them years before they were ordered and set free by former pharaoh Ramesses in the 1300’s.

Anhemnotep’s father, Sadikasim, secretly helped and assisted the Jews whenever they needed help during those ungodly and fearful times in the history of Egypt. Moses and his God asked Pharaoh Ramesses II to free the Jews but he was coldhearted and believed that he was more powerful than Moses’ God. With this, the country was destroyed and received seven plagues that killed Egypt’s livestock, seas, soldiers, people, families and first-borns, including Ramesses’ and Nefertiri’s first child Amun-her. Ramesses II didn’t drown in the Red Sea when he ordered his army to run after the Jews. The Egyptian Army was swept but Ramesses II was the only Egyptian to survive the Red Sea and later became King of Nineveh.

Henshupta who is called Henshu by her dad, loves the idea of living and dying in her sacred place called ‘hwt-ntr’ or mansion of god. Her mansion of god is their mansion farm in Thebes.

In 1500-1700 before the “Serpent of the Nile” (fond of reptilian breed), Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Father-Loving Goddess) from Ptolemaic Dynasty, from parents Ptolemy XII Auletes and Cleopatra V Tryphaena, Henshupta, an enigmatic, wity, wise, brave, confident, protective, loving and passionate about her people, Egypt and her “chisisi”(secret), was born and now about to reign as Pharaoh of Egypt.

Henshupt was about to rule Egypt and asked Anhemnotep to help her as her right hand, and her council including Angianasim’s father Omari. Both men pledged their loyalty and heads for her in her time as pharaoh. There’s only one thing she requested amongst these loyal councils, Nunnapura. The councils frowned and both looked at each other to what priestess Nunnapura who is now called Chantress Meraek (pure love) would be in Henshupta’s care and would be someone to hold a very important role in her royal office.

Chantress Meraek is meditating inside the temple with a noble asking for her help to have good voyage since he and his family will be traveling abroad. Meraek, wearing her thin gown all bare without undergarments since she needs to be pure in front of the gods, is now in a sort of trance. Her eyes changed their colors from greyish green to greyish white, chanting, singing Saidi but the ancient form of enchantment.

Sometimes the Chantress would dance along with Shemayet that play music for the gods and goddesses instead of chanting hymns to assist the noble and grant his wishes. The gods and goddesses would answer through the smoke of the candle that the noble gave and offered for the gods/goddesses through the Chantress.

Anhemnotep asked the chief priest to hand Meraek to him since he wanted to talk to her about a very important thing, a proposal, since Henshupta is to be pharaoh. Usually pharaoh’s are chosen through birth, born into positions that was assigned through strategic system such as elders, elite would select and vote for the remarkable and brightest figures in the royal line. If not, they can come as war heroes, members of the elite, or some favored positions in the Egyptian government.

Women also become rulers but usually it was men and son of the current Pharaoh that would inherit the title and go through training to become a good leader. There comes a time in the land’s history that a powerful vizier (head priest) or a feudal lord assume the throne. Or sometimes an entirely new line of pharaoh’s just like with Henshupta since Thutmose IV’s line collapsed from civil war due to disrespect and not having total confidence in the leadership of the former pharaoh. Someone even if not a son or child of a pharaoh can reign and sit on the throne to lead it. Hatshepsut was the first woman to hold power as pharaoh in 1500 B.C.E. She took care of her people and built temples of the gods, public buildings, structures. As a pharaoh, she is considered a god or goddess for her people that’s he couldn’t marry a mortal. In ancient Egypt, pharaoh’s are god’s chosen to lead their people and maintain peace through-out the land. Incestuous alliances are very common among Egyptian royalty and has also influenced other European monarchies to hold power and pass the throne to their successors or in their royal blood lines and marry them just like the gods and goddesses, Iris and Osiris. A pharaoh is considered a religious leader who is the people’s divine intermediary between the gods and the Egyptians. That’s why a pharaoh’s power is like the sun and moon rising for his people and the world.