Essay On Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut, ruler during the 18th dynasty, was one of the few female rulers of the ancient Egypt civilization. Many people may call her a Transvestite, a liar, a man, etc. She just had to do what she had to do to break barriers. Her Temple left for her is grand, and the walls have the stories of her life are written all over. Hatshepsut was born circa 1502 BC to Thutmose I and Ahmose. Both of her parents were royalty, and Thutmose I was Pharaoh when she was born. She had two brothers whom died in accidents, which left her to take over the throne when her father passed. This was uncommon due to the lack of female Pharaohs. According to most sources, Hatshepsut was strong, beautiful, and charismatic, which made her parents show favoritism towards

When Thutmose I, Hatshepsut’s father died, Hatshepsut was about 15 years old, and Thutmose II took over as pharaoh. Thutmose II died after 3 years of reign due to a skin disease. Hatshepsut had a daughter, Neferure, but Thutmose II also had a son with a commoner named Aset. Many people believe that when Thutmose II reigned, Hatshepsut was actually the one in charge. Because of Thutmose II died early, his son Thutmose III was too young to reign, so Hatshepsut began to rule as Queen Regent, and used the title “God’s Wife.” Due to her father’s popularity and her charismatic features that everyone knew and loved, she was able to gain more followers that allowed her to become full pharaoh about seven years into the rule of Thutmose III. Hatshepsut wore the pharaoh’s dressings, which was made for males and had a false beard, the shendyt kilt, and the nemes headdress, uraeus and khat head cloth. At her coronation, she took on five names: Horus Powerful of Kas, Two Ladies Flourishing of Years, Female Horus of Fine Gold, Divine of Diadems, King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Ma’atkare, Daughter of Ra, Khenmet-Amen Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut’s reign was tranquil. There wasn’t much military action during her years, which was one of the great qualities of her rule. Her main accomplishments were with trade. She expanded trade with Nubia, Libya, and countries in Asia. She also had expeditions to Somalia, which was then called Punt, to retrieve

Hatshepsut’s “Mortuary Temple”, built by Senenmut Hatshepsut’s consort, was designed in circa 1473 and took about 15 years to build. Her temple was built for her and her father, and was dedicated to two of their gods, Anubis and Hathor. The temple is located at Deir el Bahari, across the Nile River from Thebes, in the Valley of the Kings. It is made out of rock and has 3 layered terraces against the huge cliffs at Deir el Bahari. It took years to find Hatshepsut’s temple due to ancient Egyptians who wanted to keep her reign a secret after she died from the rulers to