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What evidence suggests that there were multiple officials responsible for her building program?
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Name stones inscriptions: discovered in the foundations of some buildings
Statues Graffiti: at excavation sites Reliefs and inscriptions: on temple walls Autobiographical texts: in tombs of officials |
On a facade of Speos Artemidos, what did Hatshepsut claim to have done?
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She claimed to have:
'restored that which was in ruins' 'raised up that which was unfinished since the Asiatics were in the midst of the Avaris' |
What was the significance of re-establishing cult worship through the reparing of damaged temples?
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to re-establish maat |
Who was Senenmut? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building program)
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Titles:
- Chief Steward, who conducted all the works of the king - Foreman of the foreman - Overseer of all the works of the house of the silver - Chief of the chiefs of works Building Activites: Mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri Buildings in the temples at: Karnak, Luxor, Armant and Ishru Sources: Name Stones Statues Garffito Temple Walls |
Who was Hapusoneb? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building progra
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Titles:
- Vizier - First prophet of Amun - Overseer of the temples Building Activites: Mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri Hatshepsuts tomb An unnamed temple, shrines and offering tables Sources: Name stones Statue |
Who was Ineni? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building program)
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Titles:
- Overseer of the double silver and gold houses - Foreman of the foreman Building Activites: Not Specified Sources: Tomb inscription |
Who was Thutiy? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building program)
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Titles:
- Overseer of the double gold and silver houses Building Activites: Mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri An ebony shrine Temple fittings of precious metals and woods Sources: Name Stones Temple Walls Tomb Inscription |
Who was Puemre? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building program)
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Titles:
- Second Prophet of Amun - Foreman of the foreman Building Activites: Mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri A great shrine of ebony and a doorway of white limestone Worked mainly under Thutmose III Sources: Name Stones Statue |
Who was Tetyemre? Include sources, titles and building activities (in relation to Hatshepsuts building program)
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Titles:
Scribe Building Activites: Mortuary Temple at Deir el-Bahri Sources: Name Stones |
Where was Hatshepsuts tomb built and what was her original plan going to be with her mortuary temple and tomb?
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The tomb was excavated in the wild and desolate Valley of the Kings, the Temple was built at the base of the Theban cliffs facing the NIle.
She was originally going to link them by a long underground passage. |
What as the inspiration behind Hatshepsut's mortuary temple design?
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Although Egyptologist, Maiette claimed it was 'an accident in architectural life of Egypt'
The design appears to be inspired by the adjacent temple of the 11th Dynasty king, Mentuhotep I |
What were the main purposes for Hatshepsuts mortuary temple?
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- carrying out daily offerings to Hatshepsut
- a dedication to Amun, holiest of holy - focus for worship of other deities associated with the necropolis and the after life (Hathor, Anubis, Re-Horakhe) - a mortuary chapel for her father, Thutmose I - through reliefs, justification of her claim to the throne and display of achievements |
What evidence has been discovered in pits near Hatshepsut's mortuary temple which have helped historians gain an understanding of the rites that were carried out at this and other tamples and the variety of craftsmen involed in the temple's construction?
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Food offerings
Trussed quail, Fruit: grapes, dates, figs and currants Loaves of bread and Head and forelegs of slaugtered oxen Ritual Equipment Scarabs, Amulets, Alabaster jars (containing oils) Models of Tools Surveyers tools, mallets, picks, chisels, wooden levers, brick moulds, bronze adzes and axes, burnishing pebble Materials copper, iron ore, wood, linen cloth, bull's hide, papyrus |
What does Stretching of the cord refer to?
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The foundation rites during which the pharaoh ceremonially:
- outlined the projected building by driving stakes at its pricipal angles and stretching cord around them - traced the line of foundation trenches with a pick - laid the foundation deposits |
What were the main architectural features of Hatshepsuts mortuary temple?
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- Long processional avenue
- Deep walled forecourt - two broad terraces - a ramp and stairway linking levels of the temple - series of chapels - inner sanctuary cut into the cliffs |