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    Still, we do not know her name. Not even the egyptologists knew much of her until recently. This though, is not entirely our fault. Shortly after her death, Hatshepsut’s legacy was destroyed. Historians argue on who erased her face from history, but the most common belief is her stepson, Thutmose III. Not because she was a horrible pharaoh, not because he wanted to take credit for her accomplishments, not even because he was angry she held the throne for so long. He removed her image from history because she was a woman. He planned to steal the thought from anyone’s mind that a woman could rule with such power, and to close the gap in the dynasty’s line of male rulers. Luckily, Thutmose III was not thorough enough in his ventures, and we know The King…

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    the most well-known female kings of Egypt, is a clear outlier to what one would expect from a typical pharaoh. Her story, in summary, involves her gaining control over administration after King Thutmose II, her husband and step-brother, dies, and using that as a stepping stone to claim solitary kingship rather than continuing a life of co-regency – meaning, shared kingship – with Thutmose III, the originally intended male heir and her step-son. This essay will analyze…

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    Essay On Hatshepsut

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    Hatshepsut reigned longer than other female pharaohs of her time. Thutmose I, had many wives, and many children. However, Hatshepsut was the only child, of Thutmose I and his main wife Ahmose. Hatshepsut, was the favorite child, over her other brothers. She was beautiful, smart, and had an alluring personality about her. However, with Hatshepsut being female, she out ruled those flaws, and carried on becoming queen. Her two brothers, died for unknown reasons, and she should have succeeded her…

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    When he died in c1.473 she became regent for his underage son Thutmose III born to one of his concubines” (Stokstad 68). Her control had to be found through the male influenced public sphere, still experiencing the chokehold of misogyny although her prized upbringing. Despite the commonality of cross gender sibling marriages at the time, usually “to maintain the property of the family intact and to prevent the splintering of the estate through the operation of the laws of inheritance” (Middleton…

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    history (Arnold, 291). In her early years, Hatshepsut used to sit in on her father's meetings with government officials. He apparently liked to keep her there, because she paid attention to what was going on around her, and learned from what she saw (Bridges, 4). When it came time for her father to think about a successor, he had little choice other than Hatshepsut, as his two sons died before they could take over the kingdom (Bridges, 6). Thutmose I decided to marry his daughter to his half…

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    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.…

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    Dier-El Bahri

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    accounts and illustrations of Hatshepsut's wildest adventures and feats as pharaoh, historians can conclude that the she wanted to assure that her story was chronicled with great detail for future generations. Historians also believe that Hatshepsut might have also had personal and political motivations to build Deir-el Bahri. The temple was dedicated to Amun-Re, which thus reinforced his importance as a primary Theban god and also reaffirmed Hatshepsut's story that claimed she personally…

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    Have you ever wondered who Thutmose III was? Thutmose III was the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first 22 years of Thutmose's reign he was co-regent with his stepmother and aunt, Hatshepsut, who was named the pharaoh. Thutmose the Third was born to a wealthy family in 1482, BC. He became pharaoh when he was seven years old after his father died but his aunt Queen hatshepsut was still Pharaoh and queen of Egypt. Thutmose then had children his four sons named…

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    Hatshepsut Research Paper

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    When you think about an ideal pharaoh with warrior-like attributes, you most likely aren’t thinking about a woman. In this case, Co-Ruler and Pharaoh, Hatshepsut was a ruler who gained a legacy that many will remember. Historians say, 1 “Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,00 years of ancient Egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position”. Hatshepsut’s story of reigning was different than most would have had. She was the daughter of King…

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    One of the most accomplished Pharaohs of Egypt is the one and only Hatshepsut. By using her many good qualities, she rose to be king in a time when women did not typically hold power. She did many great things for her people, and she is remembered as one of the great and powerful kings of Egypt. Hatshepsut was a very intelligent and ambitious woman. Because her husband, Pharaoh Thutmose II died during his reign, Hatshepsut’s stepson, Thutmose III was to take over; unfortunately, he was only an…

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