Queen Hatshepsut boldly declared herself Pharaoh around 1500 BC and ruled for 20 years. Her architect Senmut designed her stunning mortuary temple carved into three limestone cliff terraces at Deir el-Bahri. She sent trading fleets to Punt returning with incense, trees, and gold. After her death, her stepson Thutmose III spent two decades chiseling her name off walls in an attempt to erase her from history 😮
Hatshepsut ruled Egypt for 20 years, her stepson erased her name
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Key facts
- Queen Hatshepsut declared herself Pharaoh (not queen) and ruled Egypt for 20 years around 1500 BC
- She sent trading fleets to Punt, returning with incense, trees, and gold
- Her architect Senmut (some say her lover) designed her mortuary temple
- The temple once featured myrrh gardens and hundreds of statues with the ceremonial beard of kingship
- Upon her death, her stepson Thutmose III spent 20 years attempting to erase her from history by chiseling her name off walls
- The temple was carved into three soaring terraces of limestone cliffs at Deir el-Bahri
- Despite systematic destruction attempts, much of her temple complex remains visible today
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Hatshepsut—facts and information | National Geographicnationalgeographic.com
Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, ruling as a man would for over 20 years and portraying herself in statues and paintings with a male body and false beard.
The Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut in Egypt - DailyArt Magazinedailyartmagazine.com
The temple was commissioned in 1479 BCE and took around 15 years to complete. It was designed by Senenmut, a trusted adviser of Hatshepsut ...
Mortuary Temple and Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsutsmarthistory.org
Egyptian kings were typically men, but Hatshepsut became pharaoh and used art to convey her divine and royal authority. Tap to unmute.
Mortuary temple of Hatshepsut - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
The mortuary temple of Hatshepsut was built during the reign of Pharaoh Hatshepsut of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Located opposite the city of Luxor, ...
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut - Alexandra Charitanalexandracharitan.com
Hatshepsut, who ruled from about 1493 to 1479 BCE, was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second confirmed ...
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