Hatshepsut, In Ancient Egypt, 18. She ruled during the Golden Age of the dynasty (1479-1485 BC), being the first and only female pharaoh ever seen in history. Famous for having the courage to take on the role of a man, the unusual Queen Hatshepsut overshadowed her stepson and ruled Ancient Egypt like a man.
The death Temple of the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut, as a glorious expression of royal power, rises at the foot of a rocky slope, in Deir el Bahri. This temple, which belongs to Queen Hatshepsut, is the oldest of the funerary temples. Atatürk's mausoleum was also an architectural inspiration.
Hatshepsut Temple
History shows the late 1400s BC, while the kingdom of that day, the 18th century. During the Dynasty, queen Ahmose, who lived across the Valley of the Kings in the Teb region, was passionate about her husband Pharaoh I.Day by day, he had begun to lose hope of giving tutmosis a male heir. Despite all her efforts, she becomes pregnant, but has 2 daughters, and only one survives; her name is Hatshepsut. Pharaoh IWhen Tutmosis died, his daughter Hatshepsut, who was from Queen Ahmose, and his son II.Tutmosis married. When they married Hatchepsut 12, his half-brother II.Tutmosis was 20 years old. Hatshepsut had a strong personality, and this was felt in the dynasty. Despite his young age and the conspiracies against his dynasty, he managed to get himself accepted. Although his half-brothers conspired to prevent him from taking power, they failed. Hashnepsut overcame these conspiracies with his intelligence.
Tutmosis was a weak man, did not even go to wars, and died at the age of 40. After his death, Hatshepsut was succeeded by his stepson III. In order not to give tutmosis the throne, he made a deal with the high priest of the period. III.He sidelined tutmosis and took over. Hatshepsut, Egypt's only female Queen to rise to Pharaoh, held the reins of power tightly, acting like a true ruler. After providing a peaceful environment in the country, he carried out major reconstruction works. Hatşepsut was also an entrepreneur of the largest trade route at that time. Egypt prospered thanks to Hatchepsut.
After becoming Pharaoh of Egypt, Hatshepsut, who abandoned Queen-specific clothing, adopted the classic royal crown and ornaments. He even wore a false beard, a tradition in the Pharaohs. Although he wore the Royal headdress of the Pharaoh on it, his chest folds and polite chin structure continued to evoke his femininity.
II.Tutmosis was not bothered by the fact that Hatshepsut was king. He led the army, and they both liked it. Hatchepsut's 22-year dynasty was very successful. She became the first woman in history to have her name on record.
Hatshepsut Temple In Deir el Bahri (Luxor), the Great rift known today as the Valley of the Kings embraces the temple of death of Hatshepsut. The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut, resting her back on a rock, is in complete harmony with nature. The temple, built with a gradual taraça system, was planned by Hatşepsut's Lover, The Architect Senmut. No queen has ever built such a tomb in Egypt. The ceremonial street, with rows of sphinxes on both sides, is connected to the temple by a valley. The magnificent temple, built as a 3-storey building, is located next to the funerary temple of the Middle Kingdom, which Mentuhotep founded. Mentuhotep, the first Pharaoh to start a tradition that would last for more than four hundred years, prepared him for his eternal rest in the valley, was most likely the father of Hatshepsut.
The reliefs on the portico walls document the enormity of Hatshepsut's achievements in the 21 years he ruled. The top terrace, surrounded by Walls, has the view of a courtyard. Outside the courtyard, there are rows of double columns, on the right side is the Tomb of the Queen, and on the left side is a courtyard with a monumental altar made in the name of the god Ra. In the valley of the Kings, the entrance to Hatshepsut's Tomb Opens into a winding tunnel that descends 210 meters into the rock, compressed into a crevasse. British archaeologist Howard Carter, who explored this area in 1903, reached the Queen's burial chamber, but found that the treasure inside had been blown in place.
III.After tutmosis killed the Queen's vizier and his friends, Hatshepsut allegedly committed suicide by drinking poison, but no evidence of this was found. Sources suggest Hatshepsut died of bone cancer. After Hatshepsut's death, III.Tutmosis became the new Pharaoh. He was a very successful man of war and formed the first nizami Army in Egypt. Egypt has its widest geography and military strength.He saw it during Tutmosis. However, III.Tutmosis tried to erase the traces of Hatshepsut's 20-year reign. He had Hatshepsut's statues broken, his names removed from all the temples, and tried to erase him from both history and his mind. He wanted no one to read his name or know his name. Hatshepsut never existed here. Hundreds of years later, however, it became clear that she was a female pharaoh. III, who engraved Hatshepsut's face from the monuments.Tutmosis did not only touch the obelisk that God Amon had erected in his temple in Karnak for the father of Hatshepsut, and he had it surrounded by large block marbles. Hatshepsut's obelisks, chipped from a single granite block, weighed 350 tons each and were brought by sleds on a 270 km road. 2 obelisks of 30 meters were completed in 7 months. I went from Hurgada to the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, where the Hatshepsut Temple is located. Turkish Airlines operates scheduled flights to Hurgada 4 times a week. 4 hours by bus from Hurgada to Luxor.
Standing in all its glory, the obelisks in the ruins of Karnak, which resisted efforts to erase the female pharaoh from history, stand today as the tallest of similar monuments in Egypt. The Mummy belonging to the first female pharaoh Hatshepsut, found by the famous archaeologist Howard Carter in 1903, is now on display in the Cairo Museum. The Queen, always thought by historians to be a man, but DNA testing revealed that she was a woman. Hatshepsut continues to live in Egypt with his works even thousands of years later.
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