ABSTRACT
Ithasneverbeenquestioned,eventhroughoutthecontroversysurroundingthe Tuthmosidesuccession,thatTuthmosisillwastheagentoftheattackagainst Hatshepsut'smemory.1Herunusualaccessiontothethrone,oftentermedaflagrant usurpationbymodemhistorians,seemstohavesuppliedmotiveinabundancefor theyoungkingtomutilatehermonumentsandtopersecutethoseoftheroyalcourt whohadgivenherassistance.
