Hatshepsut is considered Egypt’s most successful and outstanding pharaohs. Based on my reading of this book and further research, Hatshepsut was an admiration and inspiring woman during her involvement with Ancient Egypt. She knew from the moment that she was born that she must have complete control over the kingdom that would one day be hers. Hatshepsut was only sixteen years old when her life purpose was initially over. She no longer had a reason to reign or control the kingdom that she hoped to be hers. Hatshepsut was the king’s highest ranking wife/ daughter. She was the daughter of the king, sister of the king, and wife to the king. This made her a powerful woman, who understood her worth and the reason for her living. A majority
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It was more of an economic contract between the two individuals. “The marriages formed a relationship based on politics, ritual, and sex.” (p. 60). Was there an emotional relationship between the newly King and Queen? Hatshepsut and Thutmose II most likely were not alone on their “first night.” From the reading of the text, it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. As the king and his new wife prepared for a child, Hatshepsut and her mother, Ahmes, prayed to the gods for a male child to succeed the couple as heir. Ahmes was beside Hatshepsut throughout her labor pains and childbirth. She was the first to see if Hatshepsut was having a boy. In Ancient Egypt, it was not the female's fault for not producing a male heir, but the males fault. The newborn child, Nefrure, Hatshepsut immediately began preparing her body and appearance to prepare for another pregnancy. Thutmose II was of a mere two years old, Hatshepsut’s mother assumed his responsibilities until he was old enough to gain complete control of the kingdom, with Hatshepsut by his side. “Many Egyptologists believe that Hatshepsut became a king of regent to Thutmose II alongside her mother, she told him what to do… and used her confidence to sway his decisions… She simply overpowered him.” (p. …show more content…
After her husband, brother, king, Thutmose II died Hatshepsut began acting as an important figure to be a regent for her stepson, Thutmose III. At the time of his ruling, Thutmose III was still an infant, and just like every other heir that came to the throne, they needed an aid to rule the empire correctly, in a majority of the cases, it would have been the new king’s mother, but since Hatshepsut was still alive, she gained the authority. With this newly found power that Hatshepsut gained, she became what we would call, power hungry. She changed the role of the ruler and in a sense, “went off the deep end.” Hatshepsut took the full powers of being a Pharaoh and later became the co-ruler of Egypt around the time of 1473 B.C. alongside Thutmose III. As we addressed in class, Hatshepsut sought to ensure that the people of Egypt remembered her and all that she had done for the empire. Hatshepsut began having statues and paintings of her made and hung across the empire. She had herself dressed as a male and as a female so show that she can relate to everyone around her. “Images from the first years of her reign typically depicted her wearing the long dress of a woman and the crown of a kin… In her early twenties, Hatshepsut had already taken the first
It was more of an economic contract between the two individuals. “The marriages formed a relationship based on politics, ritual, and sex.” (p. 60). Was there an emotional relationship between the newly King and Queen? Hatshepsut and Thutmose II most likely were not alone on their “first night.” From the reading of the text, it wasn’t as easy as it sounds. As the king and his new wife prepared for a child, Hatshepsut and her mother, Ahmes, prayed to the gods for a male child to succeed the couple as heir. Ahmes was beside Hatshepsut throughout her labor pains and childbirth. She was the first to see if Hatshepsut was having a boy. In Ancient Egypt, it was not the female's fault for not producing a male heir, but the males fault. The newborn child, Nefrure, Hatshepsut immediately began preparing her body and appearance to prepare for another pregnancy. Thutmose II was of a mere two years old, Hatshepsut’s mother assumed his responsibilities until he was old enough to gain complete control of the kingdom, with Hatshepsut by his side. “Many Egyptologists believe that Hatshepsut became a king of regent to Thutmose II alongside her mother, she told him what to do… and used her confidence to sway his decisions… She simply overpowered him.” (p. …show more content…
After her husband, brother, king, Thutmose II died Hatshepsut began acting as an important figure to be a regent for her stepson, Thutmose III. At the time of his ruling, Thutmose III was still an infant, and just like every other heir that came to the throne, they needed an aid to rule the empire correctly, in a majority of the cases, it would have been the new king’s mother, but since Hatshepsut was still alive, she gained the authority. With this newly found power that Hatshepsut gained, she became what we would call, power hungry. She changed the role of the ruler and in a sense, “went off the deep end.” Hatshepsut took the full powers of being a Pharaoh and later became the co-ruler of Egypt around the time of 1473 B.C. alongside Thutmose III. As we addressed in class, Hatshepsut sought to ensure that the people of Egypt remembered her and all that she had done for the empire. Hatshepsut began having statues and paintings of her made and hung across the empire. She had herself dressed as a male and as a female so show that she can relate to everyone around her. “Images from the first years of her reign typically depicted her wearing the long dress of a woman and the crown of a kin… In her early twenties, Hatshepsut had already taken the first