From Ahmose, the man who removed the Hyksos from the land of Egypt, to Tutankamun, the boy king, the beautiful Queen Nefertiti, and the well known Rameses ‘The Great’, it becomes clear the Egypt had amazing leaders, however the focus of this essay is one exceptional Pharaoh, whom we are about to learn about. It was the year 1903 when archeologist Howard Cater entered tomb known as KV20. It was empty apart from for three empty sarcophagus for a pharaoh. The scholars had no idea at the time where the king’s mummy was or who the tomb belonged to. It was in a nearby quarry where they found the destroyed statues of a Pharaoh. The question that remained was what had the Pharaoh done to warrant such hate upon their own image. For the scholars of
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Which asks the question why does Hatshepsut get so much discrimination, fro her portrayal as a ‘wicked stepmother’ and a power hungry Queen, when it has been shown that she was a rather competent leader, and she provided her nephew with the support needed to become a great Pharaoh.
Hatshepsut’s reign began when she was 12 years old after marrying her brother Thutmose II, at the time becoming Queen Of Egypt. About fifteen years after becoming Queen, Thutmose died leaving an infant Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt. According to Egyptian history only two, possibly three women had been Pharaoh before her, and only due to the absence of a male hair, but it states that Thutmose III had only been an infant ‘A hawk… still in the nest’ (Smithsonian). There have been many theories as to why Hatshepsut became the Pharaoh of Egypt, the common one was that it was her own selfish lust for power, but there is another theory that sounds more plausible, there may have been a challenge from another wing of the royal family challenging the young King and Hatshepsut had to take action in order to ensure that Thutmose III’s throne was secure.
Which asks the question why does Hatshepsut get so much discrimination, fro her portrayal as a ‘wicked stepmother’ and a power hungry Queen, when it has been shown that she was a rather competent leader, and she provided her nephew with the support needed to become a great Pharaoh.
Hatshepsut’s reign began when she was 12 years old after marrying her brother Thutmose II, at the time becoming Queen Of Egypt. About fifteen years after becoming Queen, Thutmose died leaving an infant Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt. According to Egyptian history only two, possibly three women had been Pharaoh before her, and only due to the absence of a male hair, but it states that Thutmose III had only been an infant ‘A hawk… still in the nest’ (Smithsonian). There have been many theories as to why Hatshepsut became the Pharaoh of Egypt, the common one was that it was her own selfish lust for power, but there is another theory that sounds more plausible, there may have been a challenge from another wing of the royal family challenging the young King and Hatshepsut had to take action in order to ensure that Thutmose III’s throne was secure.