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Cards In This Set
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How did Hatshepsut justify her actions of adopting full regalia and titulary of a king?
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- Focusing on her filial relationship with Amun (divine conception and birth.
- rewriting her past (her selection by Thutmose I as his heir and co-regent. - Associating herself wherever possible with her father and ignoring the reign of her husband Thutmose II |
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Good work
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Yo yo yo yoy
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How long did Hatshepsut keep complete control of Egypt?
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Nearly 22 years
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How did Hatshepsut maintain her power over Egypt for nearly 22 years?
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- Support from her close adviser, Senenmut
- Support from powerful allies in bureaucracy - Support from the priesthood of Amun-Re - Personality - Promotion of Amun - Propoganda - Prosperity |
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What happened to Hatshepsut's monuments during the latter part of the reign of Thutmose III and at the time of Akhenaten?
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- Her inscriptions were selectively erased
- Her name was replaced by that of other kings - Many of her statues were smashed to pi |
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How do secondary sources maintain the idea that the destruction of Hatshepsuts monuments:
- occured soon after her death - Was due to vengeance - Was wholesale |
- 'It was not long before Thutmose III began to expunge her name wherever it was found'
- 'now the king wreaked with full fury his vengeance' and 'the evidence of the vindictive fury of Thutmose III is clear' - 'wherever the names of representations of Hatshepsut occured. they were chiselled away' and 'his wholesale destruction of anything Hatshepsut had ever touched' |
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What was inscribed on the walls of Hatshepsuts mortuary temple in Deir el-Bahri?
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- The trading expedition she sent to the Land of Punt
- The transport of obelisks which were later set up in the Temple of Karnak - Her so-called 'divine' birth birth and coronation which were intended to justify her co-regency with Thutmose III |
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Where and What statues were found at Hatshepsuts mortuary temple in Deir el-Bahri?
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- reconstructed from smashed pieces
- found in a great quarry or pit north of the temple - Statue of a sphinx in the form of the god Osiris depicting the queen in both male and female forms |
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What has been found at Hatshepsuts mourtuary temple which provide information about the temples dedication ceremonies?
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- unguent jars
- food offerings - models of tools |
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What other information does Hatshepsuts mourtuary temple provide evidence of?
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- the ability of the officials (overseers of workers) employed by Hatshepsut
- the status of Hatshepsuts chief adviser, Senenmut - the attempted obliteration of her name and achievements supposedly ordered by Thutmose III some considerable time after her death. |
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What is the significance of the facade in the temple of Speos Artemidos in Beni Hassan?
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It is a record of Hatshepsuts pride in restoring sanctuaries destroyed by the Hyksos, as there is no other surviving information on this subject
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What is the significance of inscriptions by Hatshepsuts 'architects' and what were their names?
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Names: Ineni, Thutiy and Puemre
Significance: provides evidence for Hatshepsuts administrative ability and someof the details of the work that they carried out for her. |
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What is the significance of the stela of the noble Djehuty at Cra' abu' negga and the graffito of the noble Tiy at Sehel?
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Suggests that Hatshepsut initiated with several military campaigns and perhaps even led one herself
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How old was Hatshepsut when she married Thutmose II
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Perhaps as young as 12 and no older than 15
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What evidence suggests that Hatshepsut was anything other than a conventional queen consort?
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- There was nothing unusual in her titles - 'Kings Daughter' 'Kings Sister" "Gods wife of Amun'
- She ordered the construction of a tomb, suitable for a queen, hidden away far from Valley of the Kings - She is shown on a stela shanding 'in approved wifely fashion' |
