Context
Hatshepsut's father
Who is Thutmose I
Hatshepsut's half brother/husband
Hatshepsut shared the role of Pharaoh with this young man
Who is Thutmose III
Hatshepsut's favourite advisor, given over a dozen titles during her reign.
Who is Senenmut
Valley of the Kings
This historian's first name is Joyce and she believes Hatshepsut was a good pharaoh
Who is Tyldesley
Egypt was ruled by this group for about 100 years, known as the 16th Dynasty of Egypt
Hatshepsut would have been given this religious role when she was about 10-12 years old
What is the God's wife of Amun
Hatshepsut sent an expedition to this valuable place
What is Punt
The captain of the Punt expedition
Who is Nehesi
Two famous reliefs found at Djeser Djeseru
What are the Divine Birth and Coronation reliefs
This historian dislikes Hatshepsut and claims she had no military campaigns, apart from an ‘unimportant raid into Nubia’.
Who is Alan Gardiner
Hatshepsut's mother
Queen Ahmose (also known as Ahmes)
Feminine Phase, Androgenous Phase, Masculine Phase
What are the three phases of Hatshepsut's titles and images?
Hatshepsut reigned this long as Co-Pharaoh
What is 22 years
Formerly a soldier, this official was the treasurer in Hatshepsut's reign. States he shared responsibility for Hatshepsut's daughter with Senenmut.
Who is Ahmose Pen Nekhbet
The modern name for the site of Djeser Djeseru
What is Dier el-Bahri
This historian states that Hatshepsut ruled well and added to the wealth of Egypt, and argues that she created a sound basis for Thutmose III to be able to launch a successful military campaign soon after her death.
Who is Barbara Watterson
The northern and southern neighbours of Egypt in this period
What are Syria-Palestine and Nubia
The father of Hatshepsut's daughter
Who is Thutmose II
Hatshepsut's throne name
What is Ma'atKaRe
The overseer of the granary of Amun and an architect during the reigns of Thutmose I through to Hatshepsut
Ineni
Hatshepsut made these additions to Karnak
- Obelisks
- Red Chapel
These historians wrote a book together in the 1960s that condemned Hatshepsut as the 'wicked stepmother' who 'usurped the throne' from Thutmose III
Who are George Steindorff and Keith Seele
The first Queen to have the title "God's Wife of Amun"
Who is Ahmose-Nefertari
Hatshepsut's daughter
Who is Neferure
This festival commemorates a pharaoh's 30 year anniversary. Hatshepsut celebrated hers after only 15-16 years on the throne.
What is the Heb Sed festival?
The First Prophet of Amun and Vizier under Hatshepsut's reign, he was immensely powerful. He supervised building at Karnak, Deir el-Bahri and of Hatshepsut's tomb
Who is Hapuseneb
Another name for the Beni Hasan temple to the goddess Pakhet
What is Speos Artemidos
This historian believes that we should not focus as much on Hatshepsut as a female pharaoh, but more on her achievements instead.
Who is Cathleen Keller