Hatshepsut
At a glance:
- Series: Great Lives from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Architecture
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Pharaohs
- Curriculum: Women’s History, African History, Ancient History
Article abstract: Egyptian queen (r. c. 1503-1482 b.c.e.){$I[g]Egypt;Hatshepsut} Governing in her own right, Hatshepsut gave to Egypt two decades of peace and prosperity and beautified Thebes with temples and monuments.
Early Life
Hatshepsut (hat-SHEHP-sewt), or Hatshopsitu, was the daughter of Thutmose I and his consort (the Egyptian title was “great royal wife”) Ahmose. Little is known of Hatshepsut’s early life. Although Thutmose I was the third king of the powerful Eighteenth Dynasty, he was probably not of royal blood on his mother’s side;...
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