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===Hatshepsut=== | ===Hatshepsut=== | ||
[[File:Seated Statue of Hatshepsut MET Hatshepsut2012.jpg|thumb|Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art|alt=Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art]] | |||
* 1508–1458 BC; ruled from 1479-1458 BC | * 1508–1458 BC; ruled from 1479-1458 BC | ||
* ruled as regent for Amenhotep's two-year old son, Thutmose III | * ruled as regent for Amenhotep's two-year old son, Thutmose III | ||
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*** she claimed to have been the legitimate successor of her father, Thutmose I | *** she claimed to have been the legitimate successor of her father, Thutmose I | ||
*** from her burial temple, inscribed was Thutmose I's command: | *** from her burial temple, inscribed was Thutmose I's command: | ||
<pre> "This daughter of mine, Khnumetamun Hatshepsut—may she live!—I have appointed as my successor upon my throne... she shall direct the people in every sphere of the palace; it is she indeed who shall lead you. Obey her words, unite yourselves at her command." | <pre> "This daughter of mine, Khnumetamun Hatshepsut—may she live!—I have appointed as my successor upon my throne... she shall direct the people in every sphere of the palace; it is she indeed who shall lead you. Obey her words, unite yourselves at her command."</pre> | ||
** Hatshepsut then exercised full power as pharaoh herself until her death | ** Hatshepsut then exercised full power as pharaoh herself until her death | ||
** Vizier = Senenmut, possibly from rule of Thutmose I, certainly inherited from Thutmose II | ** Vizier = Senenmut, possibly from rule of Thutmose I, certainly inherited from Thutmose II | ||
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*** Amun's proclamation of her rule was inscribed on a monument: | *** Amun's proclamation of her rule was inscribed on a monument: | ||
<pre>Welcome my sweet daughter, my favorite, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Maatkare, Hatshepsut. Thou art the Pharaoh, taking possession of the Two Lands.</pre> | <pre>Welcome my sweet daughter, my favorite, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Maatkare, Hatshepsut. Thou art the Pharaoh, taking possession of the Two Lands.</pre> | ||
[[File:Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut 01.jpg|thumb|The temple of Hatshepsut at Deir el-Bahari|alt=A massive limestone temple towered over by cliffs of great height]] | |||
* accomplishments: | * accomplishments: | ||
** Hatshepsut focused on economic expansion of Egyptian trade networks | ** Hatshepsut focused on economic expansion of Egyptian trade networks | ||
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** sponsored massive building projects, including temples, obelisks, and statues | ** sponsored massive building projects, including temples, obelisks, and statues | ||
*** she ordered built the tallest surviving obelisk at Karnak (one of two placed at the temple entrance) | *** she ordered built the tallest surviving obelisk at Karnak (one of two placed at the temple entrance) | ||
* inscription from her tomb at Deir el-Bahari | |||
<pre>Hear ye, all persons! Ye people as many as ye are! I have done things according to the design of my heart. … I have restored that which was in ruins, I have raised up that which was unfinished since the Asiatics were in the midst of the Northland, and the barbarians were in the midst of them, overthrowing that which was made, while they ruled in ignorance of Re. He did not do according to the divine command until my majesty. When I was firm upon the throne of Re, I was ennobled until the two periods of years...I came as Hor-watit flaming against my enemies.</pre> | |||
** source: [https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Hatshepsut Hatshepsut (wikiquote, citing James Henry Breasted, 1906] | |||
* erasure of Hatshepsut's legacy | * erasure of Hatshepsut's legacy | ||
** her stepson, Thutmose III and his son defaced and destroyed his step-mother's legacy by destroying her monuments and temples, defacing inscriptions and otherwise removing reference to her in his own inscriptions | ** her stepson, Thutmose III and his son defaced and destroyed his step-mother's legacy by destroying her monuments and temples, defacing inscriptions and otherwise removing reference to her in his own inscriptions | ||
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** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut Hatshepsut] (wikipedia) | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatshepsut Hatshepsut] (wikipedia) | ||
** http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jun/02-egypts-lost-fleet-its-been-found Egypt's Lost Fleet—It's Been Found Discover Magazine (article requires account for full access) | ** http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jun/02-egypts-lost-fleet-its-been-found Egypt's Lost Fleet—It's Been Found Discover Magazine (article requires account for full access) | ||
* teaching resources: | |||
** 4:52 min video: [https://www.pbs.org/video/to-the-contrary-womens-history-month-hatshepsut/ "The Female Pharaoh" from PBS.org "Women's History Month"] | |||
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