Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut was an eighteenth-dynasty ruler of ancient Egypt who reigned as pharaoh in the fifteenth century BCE. Official images often show her wearing royal male regalia.

Thutmose I: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh of Egypt and the father of Hatshepsut. As her father, he anchored her claim to royal lineage.
Deir el-Bahari: A mortuary temple complex on the west bank of the Nile near Thebes. Hatshepsut’s monumental temple dominates this sacred landscape.
Senenmut: An Egyptian official and architect who served Hatshepsut and oversaw projects at Deir el-Bahari. His prominent service linked court administration with her building program.
Female pharaohs: Women who held Egypt’s office of pharaoh, a position usually occupied by men. Hatshepsut is the most extensively documented female pharaoh.
Thutmose II: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who was Hatshepsut’s half-brother and husband. His death left Hatshepsut regent for his young heir.
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut: A terraced temple built for Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari in western Thebes. Its architecture and reliefs present her reign as divinely sanctioned.
Ahmose-Nefertari: A queen of the early eighteenth dynasty who held exceptional religious and royal status. Her precedent helps explain powerful royal women before Hatshepsut.
Sobekneferu: A pharaoh of Egypt’s Twelfth Dynasty and one of the earliest known women to rule as king. Her earlier reign offers a precedent distinct from Hatshepsut’s dynastic setting.
Thutmose III: An eighteenth-dynasty pharaoh who ruled alongside Hatshepsut and succeeded her. His minority enabled her transition from regent to pharaoh.
Punt expedition: An Egyptian trading expedition to the land of Punt, recorded in New Kingdom sources. Temple reliefs depict the expedition as evidence of prosperity under her rule.

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