...Hatshepsut was" the queen who would be king." She had gradually changed her characteristics from female to male as her royal status had changed. The change of her characteristics allowed her people to accept her as pharaoh, since the pharaoh was the god Horus in the human form of a man. Therefore she had depicted herself as a man and followed the traditional regalia of a pharaoh to legitimise her claim to the throne. Hatshepsut's first tile was "Queen Consort". As a queen she was depicted in images as feminine and delicate. The Diorite statue of Hatshepsut displays her as feminine, due to the soft facial features, breasts, slender waist and a tight fitting dress. Also Queen Hatshepsut wore the vulture crown of the goddess Nekhbet, since...
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...marry female aristocrats in an effort to establish the legitimacy of their dynasty by linking it to the upper classes. To keep the bloodline pristine, many pharaohs would also marry their sisters or half-sisters to ensure the royal bloodline. There were many pharaohs that ruled in Ancient Egypt and all wanted to leave an eternal legacy. Of the many great pharaohs that ruled only a few have genuinely accomplished such a goal. Those that have achieved the status have done so through fortuity as most of the tombs have been ravaged or destroyed. These hapless circumstances have left many questions into Egyptian history, life, and culture—now individuals can only image how a pharaoh and his people must have lived together in Ancient Egypt. A pharaoh of ancient Egypt was a political and religious leader of the people. The rulers of Egypt were usually the sons or declared heirs of the preceding pharaoh, born of the primary wife (pharaoh’s chief consort) or sometimes a lesser-ranked wife whom the pharaoh favored. Early on, the rulers would marry female aristocrats in an effort to establish the legitimacy of their dynasty by linking it to the upper classes. To keep the bloodline pristine, many pharaohs would also marry their sisters or half-sisters to ensure the royal bloodline. Although a pharaoh was usually of male gender, quite a few female pharaohs’ ruled over ancient Egypt. One female pharaoh in particular was actually the first known female pharaoh. Her name was Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut’s...
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...Queen Hatshepsut was pharaoh over Egypt for 20 years. She was also the first female pharaoh to rule in Egypt. She has greatly impacted the world’s future, for architecture, trade, and women’s power. Our first topic question, Why is and was Queen Hatshepsut important to Egypt? One area of her greatest achievements and advancements in Egypt is the architecture that she completed during her reign. The temple of Deir el-Bahri, where she would later be buried, is a highly decorated temple with luxurious pillars and statues of the queen. These statues had Queen Hatshepsut in many different poses such as sitting, standing, or kneeling. These statues would later become defaced after her stepson, Thutmose III would come to power. There are three layered...
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...“rarity” of a “ruling queen” (Freeman 64). Queen Hatshepsut was a great example of how formidable and influential a woman could be when serving in a position of power. Hatshepsut was the daughter of King Thutmose I and when her father died, she married her half-brother, King Thutmose II. When her husband died, his son Thutmose III (who was only a boy at the time), ruled the throne and Hatshepsut was accepted as co-regent. However, she quickly assumed absolute control over the Egyptian empire by “claiming that she was ruler by right as the heir of Thutmose I” (Freeman 64). Her rise to power defied the patriarchal views set in place by the men in power and set a new precedent for the roles women led. Hatshepsut is historically significant for a number of reasons. During the time in which she ruled, her reign was peaceful, successful, and stable because “for the first time in the New Kingdom a ruler had effective control over Middle Egypt” (Freeman 65). One of her greatest achievements was the campaign she led into the land of Punt which resulted in many exotic goods such as aromatic plants, cattle, and ebony. Hatshepsut commemorated this expedition in stone. It has since become a celebrated relief as well as a depiction of her power. Socially and politically, Hatshepsut’s reign can be considered controversial. Politically, she undermined the entire Egyptian structure by being a ruling queen. Her presence threatened and alienated a system that was highly male...
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...Hatshepsut is the oldest daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmes. After king Thutmose I’s death, she married her half-brother Thutmose II which was a common practice to ensure purity of the royal bloodline. Hatshepsut had only a daughter, Neferure with Thutmose II who died after a 15-year reign on 1479 B.C, making Hatshepsut a widow at age 30. According to custom, Hatshepsut became Thutmose III’s regent, handling affairs of state and when her stepson came of age he would become king. but less than 7 years, Hatshepsut took the step of having the title and powers of a pharaoh herself, also as a co-ruler of Egypt with Thutmose III. Queen Hatshepsut reigned over Egypt for more than 20 years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death, claimed the...
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...Queen Hatshepsut the King Herself World Cultures I – HUM 111 Your Name Professor April Castagna Strayer University Date Queen Hatshepsut the King Herself It is believed that Queen Hatshepsut the Fifth Pharaoh of Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt dressed as a man to gain support of the Egyptians. After her death, her successor and stepson, King Thutmose III removed as many remnants of her rule as possible. Although a pharaoh, her mummified remains and tomb have never been conclusively found. Queen Hatshepsut was a master politician, and an elegant stateswoman with enough charisma to keep control of an entire country for twenty one years. She served as queen alongside her husband, Thutmose II, but after his death claimed the role of pharaoh while acting as regent to her stepson, Thutmose III. She reigned peaceably, building temples and monuments resulting in the flourish of Egypt. After her death, Thutmose III tried to eradicate her memory by having images of her as king systematically chiseled off temples, monuments, and obelisks (Brown, 2009). There are two theories on how Queen Hatshepsut become pharaoh of Egypt and they are as follows: The first theory is the fragrance of perfume, rulers in Egypt used scents to instill awe in the people of Egypt. She personally led expeditions to modern Eritrea to scout for redolent plants from which to make incense (Kean, 2011). These exotic scents that she created or had created helped cement her status as a legitimate monarch...
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...Hatshepsut was an interesting Egyptian pharaoh, and was the first female ruler of Egypt. Instead of war she encouraged trade with other land while exploring. She was the daughter of pharaoh Thutmose l, and the queen Ahmose, from 1508 B.C. to around 1458 B.C. The name Hatshepsut means foremost of noble ladies. In this essay I will explain who Hatshepsut was, how she became pharaoh, and who her family was. Born in Egypt in 1508 B.C., with a sister named Akhbetneferu, who Hatshepsut probably didn’t know too well, because Akhbetneferu died in infancy. Hatshepsut was also supposed to have had four half-brothers due to her father’s second marriage to Mutnofret, two of them also died at a young age. But one of the remaining two was Thutmose ll who would who later marry Hatshepsut. It is claimed that as a child, out of her siblings, Hatshepsut was the one her father liked the most. Supposedly the temple of Karak also favored her. This resulted in her being named by her father as next in line for the throne as queen. At age of twelve Hatshepsut and Thutmose ll were married. They were already married when Hatshepsut’s father died, which lead to Thutmose taking the throne and Hatshepsut being promoted to queen ruler alongside him. But being stuck at queen was to be short lived, sadly for Hatshepsut Thutmose died, leaving her a widow. Before Thutmose passed away he had a son named Thutmose lll who was going to be the next pharaoh, and was Hatshepsut’s nephew. She thought he was...
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...Queen Hatshepsut was born in the 15th century B.C. She was the daughter of Thutmose I and Aahmes. Hatshepsut was married to Thutmose II, her half-brother. Upon Thutmose II death Thutmose III, the son of Thutmose II and his royal concubine, was too young to become pharaoh. Hatshepsut who was his step mother became pharaoh instead. Thutmose III envied Queen Hatshepsut and was eager to become the Pharaoh. Because of the dislike Thutmose III tried to erase any trace of the female Pharaoh that dressed as a male. The mystery surrounding the death of Queen Hatshepsut heightens when her remains disappeared for KV20. It is suggest that in the Third Intermediate Period, during the 21st or 22nd Dynasties, the mummy of Hatshepsut was relocated to KV60, which possibly was cut in the 18th Dynasty but never used, this tomb was incomplete and was not decorated. It is speculated that the tomb was be built for someone else. According to research it appears that the mummy of Hatshepsut was switch to the coffin of her wet nurse for security reason and as a sign of respect. After researching one would think that the hatred from Thutmose III played into the mysterious disappearance of the Pharaoh. I speculated that she was murdered. There were no signs of the Pharaoh until 1960s when translations of hieroglyphs and other discoveries brought clarity to the missing information in historical records. The mystery of the Queen mummy started to unfold in April 2007 in the tombs of Deir el-Bahril...
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...Assignment 1: It is believed that Queen Hatshepsut dressed as a man to gain support of the Egyptians. After her death, her successor removed as many remnants of her rule as possible. Although a pharaoh, her mummified remains and tomb have never been conclusively found. HUM111 Professor Jenna Thrasher-Sneathen 06/25/2012 Queen Hatshepsut was able to rise from princess to queen then became the first woman pharaoh to rule. She was married to her half brother Thutmose II and was viewed as the dominating leader during their co-rulings of Egypt. It is said that Hatshepsut’s greatest accomplishment and title came in 1473 BCE when she crowned herself, not only queen, but also the king of Upper and Lower Egypt (G, H & K, 1998). Her reign over Egypt has been measured as especially successful and peaceful by avoiding war. She created much wealth for Egypt through trading of goods. Hatshepsut was able to bring exotic goods to like ivory, myrrh, wood, monkeys, and gold into Egypt. This helped to increase trade expansion, keep a country at peace while under her rule, and begin to perfect domestic advancement (G, H & K, 1998). She also was able to help the economy my overseeing many large building developments while also restoring temples. It is said that in order to earn the respect of all those in Egypt, Queen Hatshepsut dressed as a man since those who ruled before her were all males. In her book titled, “Hatchepsut, the Female Pharaoh” Joyce Tyldesley states was no...
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...Hatshepsut the Queen who would be Pharaoh Flora Molski Professor H. Stansbury HUM111 Born into greatness, daughter of a king. Yet for all she had done so much of her life is still so unknown to us. How could this absolute ruler be all but erased from the annals of time? Was her Step son/nephew Thutmose III to blame? Did he have her killed after watching her usurp his thrown for over 20 years (Sayer, 2012)? Did he chose to further avenge himself by completely destroying any hope that she would enter the afterlife? Hatshepsut’s legacy remained a mystery until 1904 when one of three sarcophagi she had made was discovered empty by Howard Carter in the 20th Tomb in The valley of the kings (KV20) (Brown, C. 2009). The search continued for who this Pharaoh was, how did she die, and why did she chose to progressively alter her image to male. The Religion of Egypt at the time would not support a women ruler. Not outside of the confines of a regency until the “rightful” king reached maturity (Brown, C. 2009). So if she intended to rule, she would need the support of the priests and through them the people. This transformation may seem drastic and unstable to modern eyes but to myself I see the most impactful and original political spin job in all of history. Hatshepsut was a millennia ahead of her time. I will be brazen enough at lay at your feet my own theory, that her disappearance was not done to be malicious. But was done to protect her. Hatshepsut the only surviving...
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...In ancient Egypt, pharaohs were supposed to be men. The title was passed down from father to son, or eldest male relative. It wasn’t until a short while ago that archaeologists found out that there actually was a female pharaoh. They didn’t know about her is because after she passed away, the people that were left tried to hide that she ever existed. Hatshepsut was one of the most successful pharaohs that reigned in Egypt. Hatshepsut was the queen of a pharaoh, King Thutmose II. After he died she took the title of ‘regent’ to her nephew (Thutmose III) who was a baby. A regent is a guardian for a pharaoh when they are too young to make decisions. It falls on the regent to make all of the decisions in the place of the young pharaoh. Hatshepsut played the role of ‘regent’ until suddenly, she decided that she was a pharaoh. No one is sure why, but she began to dress in the same male pharaoh clothes and even wore the pharaoh “beard’ that was part of their sign of power. It is...
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...civilization, the notion that a woman could be king was objectionable to the Egyptians, they went by the rule that only men could become pharaohs, never any females. Yet, a woman did become king and not just an ordinary king. She became the first great woman in recorded history; the ancestor of such figures as Cleopatra, Elizabeth I, and Catherine the Great. Her name was Hatshepsut and she ruled Egypt for 15 years until her dissapearance. There are many different theories as to how and why Hatshepsut became king, earned her success and gained power. Hatshepsut was born in the 18th Dynasty; the New Kingdom Egypt. Her father was Tuthmosis I and he ruled Egypt for approximately 12 to 14 years. Hatshepsut ruled Egypt between 1479-1458/57. She ruled in a time when women were allowed to own property and to hold official positions....
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...Queen Hatshepsut was one of the most powerful women in the ancient world, and remains a great role model to girls and young women 3000 years later. Even thought her life is shrouded in mystery, due to the fact that her stepson tried to remove all evidence of her once he became pharaoh, historians have found enough to learn about her life and how she died. Like most Pharaohs not much is known about Hatshepsut's childhood. However we do know that she was the eldest of two daughters born to Thutmose I and his queen and principal wife Queen Ahmose. At the age of 12 Queen Hatshepsut married her half brother King Thutmose II. This marriage was probably celebrated by a large feast with government officials and family there instead of a ceremony....
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...to write my essay on figures 3-6 with 3-8, and figures 3-22 with 3-21. I chose these sculptures to write about because they’re obviously similar, but in complete different ways. First, both of these pictures are sculptures. they are both incredible architecture pieces. One of the first things that I have noticed, was both of the pieces were Egyptian. Also, they had something to deal with pyramids and the temple. Most importantly, all of the sculptures mean something. In the figures -6 and 3-8, they were Khafre. Giza was the valley temple. In figures 3-22 and 3-21, it was an overall temple. Along with that, it was Hatshepsut himself. All of these figures relate, and differ. All of these figures are similar. They both resemble power for a reigion. As observing, the figures 3-6 relate because they are both figures of Khafre, and figures 3-22 and 3-21, it was Hatshepsut and the temple. It is important to relate them because they were both powerful symbols. Along with that, the temple that they were in which protected them, truly shows the power that they have. In the sculptures of Khafre, the symbols (which was the lion) represented a powerful sense of horizon connected with the sun. (khanacadamey) That was very important because all of the Egyptians worshiped him. As many know, Egyptians are known for truly respecting their cultures. They’re very religious and faithful. They respect their higher power. That goes along with figure 3-6. Featured in that figure, is that temple. The...
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...always trying to find ways to obtain power, even if it includes lying. Pharaohs and Queens in the 18th dynasty have used propaganda to make themselves seem more powerful. In this essay, propaganda in the 18th dynasty, the ways the propaganda was expressed, and how it manipulated people will be discussed, using historical sculptures,...
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