Hatshepsut Essay

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Queen Hatshepsut’s Temple
Located on the western bank of the Nile, lies one of the most beautiful of the royal mortuary temples in Egypt. This temple has very intricate artwork and creative architecture for a structure built in that time. This amazing temple still stands today.
Queen Hatshepsut was born in Thebes, Egypt in 1508 BC. She was the first great female ruler in history. Some pharaohs were great warriors. Others were famous for the elaborate temples and monuments they built. Hatshepsut was famous for a different reason. She was the first successful female pharaoh to sit on Egypt’s throne. She began having herself depicted in the traditional king’s kilt and crown, along with a fake beard and male body. This was not meant to trick people into thinking she was male, but since there were no words or images to portray a woman with this royal status, it was a way of asserting her authority as a female ruler (ancientegyptonline.co.uk).
Queen Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned for more than 20 years. She was the most successful pharaoh of her time. She served as queen with her husband, Thutmose II. After the death of Thutmose II, his son …show more content…

It starts from the first courtyard and goes to the second level with two lions beside it. Behind the terrace, there are rows of columns on each side of the ramp that goes to the third level.
On the right side of the ramp, there is a Birth colonnade. There are reliefs that tell the story of Hatshepsut’s birth. One of the reliefs has a god breathing into Hatshepsut’s mother’s mouth. That is how she is pictured to be conceived. Another relief shows her mother being led to the birthing room by the goddess of childbirth. In another relief, she is born while the goddess of historical records, records her birth. Most of these reliefs have been changed by her stepson, Thutmose III, to eradicate the memory of Queen Hatshepsut

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