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The Story of Princess Scota – Princess Meritaten
In 1955, archaeologist Dr. Sean O'Riordan of Trinity College, Dublin,
made an interesting discovery during an excavation of the Mound of
Hostages at Tara, site of ancient kingship of Ireland. Bronze Age
skeletal remains were found of what has been argued to be a young
prince, still wearing a rare necklace of faience beads, made from a
paste of minerals and plant extracts that had been fired.
The skeleton was carbon dated to around 1350 BC. In 1956, J. F. Stone
and L. C. Thomas reported that the faience beads were Egyptian: "In
fact, when they were compared with Egyptian faience beads, they were
found to be not only of identical manufacture but also of matching
design.
The famous boy-king Tutankhamun was entombed around the same time as
the Tara skeleton and the priceless golden collar around his mummy's
neck was inlayed with matching conical, blue-green faience beads". An
almost identical necklace was found in a Bronze Age burial mound at
north Molton, Devon.
Lorraine Evans in her compelling book, Kingdom of the Ark, reveals
archaeological connections between Egypt and Ireland. Evans argues
that the connections between the two distant lands were plausible and
there is archaeological evidence to support the theory.
In 1937 in North Ferriby, Yorkshire, the remains of an ancient boat
were discovered. While thought to be a Viking longship at first,
continued excavation produced additional ships, wrecked in a storm.
Further investigation showed that the boats were much older than
Viking ships and were of a type found in the Mediterranean. It was
concluded that these boats originated from 2000 years before the
Viking age and were radiocarbon dated to around 1400 to 1350 BC.
Evans then makes connections to argue that these boats could originate
from Egypt, as the timeframe fits the dating of the faience beads.
While investigating the origins of the people of Scotland in the Bower
manuscript, the Scotichronicon, she discovers the story of Scota, the
Egyptian princess and daughter of a pharaoh who fled from Egypt with
her husband Gaythelos with a large following of people who arrive in a
fleet of ships. They settled in Scotland for a while amongst the
natives, until they were forced to leave and landed in Ireland, where
they formed the Scotti, and their kings became the high kings of
Ireland. In later centuries, they returned to Scotland, defeating the
Picts, and giving Scotland its name.
{The Scotichronicon is a 15th-century chronicle by the Scottish
historian Walter Bower. It is a continuation of John of Fordun's
earlier work Chronica Gentis Scotorum. The National Library of
Scotland has called it "probably the most important mediaeval account
of early Scottish history", noting that it provides both a strong
expression of national identity and a window into the world view of
mediaeval commentators.}
Evans then posits the questions: Was the Tara necklace a gift from the
Egyptians to a local chieftain after their arrival? Or was the Tara
prince actually Egyptian himself? According to Bower's manuscript,
Scota's descendants were the high kings of Ireland. In her quest to
discover the true identity of 'Scota,' as it was not an Egyptian name,
she finds within Bower's manuscript that Scota's father is actually
named as being Achencres, a Greek version of an Egyptian name. In the
work of Manetho, an Egyptian priest, Evans discovers the translation
of the name—the pharaoh Achencres was none other than Akhenaten, who
reigned in the correct timeframe of 1350 BC. Evans believes that Scota
was Meritaten, eldest daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
Princess Meritaten
The third eldest daughter, Ankhesenpaaten, married her half-brother,
King Tutankhamun, son of Akhenaten and his secondary wife, Kiya. The
controversial religious shift to the god Aten caused conflict with the
Amun priesthood, who reasserted their authority after Akhenaten's
reign ended and he disappeared from history. This conflict and the
rumored deaths by plague would have been sufficient motivation for the
pharaoh's eldest daughter to accept a foreign prince in marriage,
rather than being Tut's wife as would have been normal protocol, and
to flee from the conflicted country.
What happens to Scota and her people? For this, we must return again
to the myths of the people inhabiting Ireland at the time, the Tuatha
de Danaan, the magical children of the Goddess Danu: "It was they who
originally established the site of Tara, in the Boyne river valley, as
the ritual inauguration and burial place of the ancient kings of
Ireland. They were generally regarded as the gods and goddesses of the
Celtic tribes, but it is believed that their true origins date far
back into prehistory".
In the Annals of the Four Masters, dating to 1632-36, Scota's husband
is named Eremon, and it is Eremon and Eber who divide the land of
Ireland between them, with Eremon in the north and Eber in the south.
What is interesting to me about this version is the similarity between
the division of Ireland and the division of Egypt itself. Egypt was
divided into Upper and Lower Egypt, unified by a central connecting
city, Memphis. If we consider the existing myths of Ireland's legends,
it, too, was divided to have a central site of unity, known as Mide,
the omphalos of Ireland. Within Mide is where the Hill of Tara is
situated, as a site of the High Kingship, representing the unity of
the land and all of its people.
Sadly, it is in the battle for Ireland at Slieve Mish, as recorded in
the Lebor Gabala, that Scota meets a tragic end and is killed. After
her death in this battle, the war continued on at Tailtinn against the
three kings of the Tuatha de Danaan, the husbands of the Goddesses
Banba, Fodla, and Eriu: MacCuill, MacCeacht, and MacGreine. The sons
of Mil, after prolonged battle, conquered the de Danaans and took the
seat of Tara. According to the Bower manuscript, Scota was buried
"between Sliab Mis and the sea," and her grave, Fert Scota, is found
in a glen located in Glenscota.
The exact location of Scota's resting place remains a mystery, much
like the particulars of her past, which are slowing being unveiled. As
with many myths, a real person lent her persona and identity to the
landscape of the land she became a part of, giving Scotland her name,
giving the Celts an additional layer to their unique heritage that is
unsung and still somewhat new in theory, as the truths of history do
their slow unraveling of their yarns.
In 1955, archaeologist Dr. Sean O'Riordan of Trinity College, Dublin,
made an interesting discovery during an excavation of the Mound of
Hostages at Tara, site of ancient kingship of Ireland. Bronze Age
skeletal remains were found of what has been argued to be a young
prince, still wearing a rare necklace of faience beads, made from a
paste of minerals and plant extracts that had been fired.
The skeleton was carbon dated to around 1350 BC. In 1956, J. F. Stone
and L. C. Thomas reported that the faience beads were Egyptian: "In
fact, when they were compared with Egyptian faience beads, they were
found to be not only of identical manufacture but also of matching
design.
The famous boy-king Tutankhamun was entombed around the same time as
the Tara skeleton and the priceless golden collar around his mummy's
neck was inlayed with matching conical, blue-green faience beads". An
almost identical necklace was found in a Bronze Age burial mound at
north Molton, Devon.
Lorraine Evans in her compelling book, Kingdom of the Ark, reveals
archaeological connections between Egypt and Ireland. Evans argues
that the connections between the two distant lands were plausible and
there is archaeological evidence to support the theory.
In 1937 in North Ferriby, Yorkshire, the remains of an ancient boat
were discovered. While thought to be a Viking longship at first,
continued excavation produced additional ships, wrecked in a storm.
Further investigation showed that the boats were much older than
Viking ships and were of a type found in the Mediterranean. It was
concluded that these boats originated from 2000 years before the
Viking age and were radiocarbon dated to around 1400 to 1350 BC.
Evans then makes connections to argue that these boats could originate
from Egypt, as the timeframe fits the dating of the faience beads.
While investigating the origins of the people of Scotland in the Bower
manuscript, the Scotichronicon, she discovers the story of Scota, the
Egyptian princess and daughter of a pharaoh who fled from Egypt with
her husband Gaythelos with a large following of people who arrive in a
fleet of ships. They settled in Scotland for a while amongst the
natives, until they were forced to leave and landed in Ireland, where
they formed the Scotti, and their kings became the high kings of
Ireland. In later centuries, they returned to Scotland, defeating the
Picts, and giving Scotland its name.
{The Scotichronicon is a 15th-century chronicle by the Scottish
historian Walter Bower. It is a continuation of John of Fordun's
earlier work Chronica Gentis Scotorum. The National Library of
Scotland has called it "probably the most important mediaeval account
of early Scottish history", noting that it provides both a strong
expression of national identity and a window into the world view of
mediaeval commentators.}
Evans then posits the questions: Was the Tara necklace a gift from the
Egyptians to a local chieftain after their arrival? Or was the Tara
prince actually Egyptian himself? According to Bower's manuscript,
Scota's descendants were the high kings of Ireland. In her quest to
discover the true identity of 'Scota,' as it was not an Egyptian name,
she finds within Bower's manuscript that Scota's father is actually
named as being Achencres, a Greek version of an Egyptian name. In the
work of Manetho, an Egyptian priest, Evans discovers the translation
of the name—the pharaoh Achencres was none other than Akhenaten, who
reigned in the correct timeframe of 1350 BC. Evans believes that Scota
was Meritaten, eldest daughter of Akhenaten and Nefertiti.
Princess Meritaten
The third eldest daughter, Ankhesenpaaten, married her half-brother,
King Tutankhamun, son of Akhenaten and his secondary wife, Kiya. The
controversial religious shift to the god Aten caused conflict with the
Amun priesthood, who reasserted their authority after Akhenaten's
reign ended and he disappeared from history. This conflict and the
rumored deaths by plague would have been sufficient motivation for the
pharaoh's eldest daughter to accept a foreign prince in marriage,
rather than being Tut's wife as would have been normal protocol, and
to flee from the conflicted country.
What happens to Scota and her people? For this, we must return again
to the myths of the people inhabiting Ireland at the time, the Tuatha
de Danaan, the magical children of the Goddess Danu: "It was they who
originally established the site of Tara, in the Boyne river valley, as
the ritual inauguration and burial place of the ancient kings of
Ireland. They were generally regarded as the gods and goddesses of the
Celtic tribes, but it is believed that their true origins date far
back into prehistory".
In the Annals of the Four Masters, dating to 1632-36, Scota's husband
is named Eremon, and it is Eremon and Eber who divide the land of
Ireland between them, with Eremon in the north and Eber in the south.
What is interesting to me about this version is the similarity between
the division of Ireland and the division of Egypt itself. Egypt was
divided into Upper and Lower Egypt, unified by a central connecting
city, Memphis. If we consider the existing myths of Ireland's legends,
it, too, was divided to have a central site of unity, known as Mide,
the omphalos of Ireland. Within Mide is where the Hill of Tara is
situated, as a site of the High Kingship, representing the unity of
the land and all of its people.
Sadly, it is in the battle for Ireland at Slieve Mish, as recorded in
the Lebor Gabala, that Scota meets a tragic end and is killed. After
her death in this battle, the war continued on at Tailtinn against the
three kings of the Tuatha de Danaan, the husbands of the Goddesses
Banba, Fodla, and Eriu: MacCuill, MacCeacht, and MacGreine. The sons
of Mil, after prolonged battle, conquered the de Danaans and took the
seat of Tara. According to the Bower manuscript, Scota was buried
"between Sliab Mis and the sea," and her grave, Fert Scota, is found
in a glen located in Glenscota.
The exact location of Scota's resting place remains a mystery, much
like the particulars of her past, which are slowing being unveiled. As
with many myths, a real person lent her persona and identity to the
landscape of the land she became a part of, giving Scotland her name,
giving the Celts an additional layer to their unique heritage that is
unsung and still somewhat new in theory, as the truths of history do
their slow unraveling of their yarns.
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