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** motives are unclear. Theories include: | ** motives are unclear. Theories include: | ||
*** erasure occurred near end of Thutmose's life, indicating that it was more engineered by his son (he could have done it years earlier but chose not to) | *** erasure occurred near end of Thutmose's life, indicating that it was more engineered by his son (he could have done it years earlier but chose not to) | ||
*** Thutmose's son, Amenhotep II, was worried about the integrity of his royal lineage, and targeted | *** Thutmose's son, Amenhotep II, was worried about the integrity of his royal lineage, and targeted Hatshepshut to defame her to enhance his own lineage | ||
*** Thutmose resented being co-regent with Hatshepsut for so long and wanted to downgrade her legacy accordingly | *** Thutmose resented being co-regent with Hatshepsut for so long and wanted to downgrade her legacy accordingly | ||
*** Thutmose's entourage wanted to elevate their own importance over those who served Hatshepsut | *** Thutmose's entourage wanted to elevate their own importance over those who served Hatshepsut | ||