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Carvings depicting "Hatshepsut's Divine Birth and Coronation" can be found at the Temple of Deir el Bahari, Egypt. In the Divine Birth sequence, Amun calls upon a meeting of gods to announce the coming of a great and powerful queen. Amun asks the gods to bestow upon her protection and riches, and he promises to grant her power: “I will join ...
Hatshepsut (c. 1479–1458 BC) (Wife of Thutmose II) Neferneferuaten (c. 1334–1332 BC) (Wife of either Akhenaten or Smenkhare depending on her identity) Twosret (c. 1191–1189 BC) (Wife of Seti II) There has also been some debate on whether certain Queen regents such as Neithotep, Merneith, Khentkaus I and Khentkaus II did rule as Female ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 February 2025. Egyptian queen and pharaoh, sixth ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty (c. 1479/8–1458 BC) For the 13th dynasty princess, see Hatshepsut (king's daughter). Hatshepsut Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Pharaoh Reign c. 1479 – 1458 BC Coregency Thutmose III ...
Maatkare is a name shared by several royal women from Ancient Egypt: Maatkare Hatshepsut, the throne name of Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut (Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) Maatkare Mutemhat, King's Daughter of his body, Adoratrix, God's Wife of Amun. Daughter of High Priest of Amun Pinedjem I and Duathathor-Henuttawy. (Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt)
Hatshepsut (1 C, 17 P) Pages in category "Female pharaohs" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great.She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right.
In the tympanum, cartouches containing Hatshepsut's name are flanked and apotropaically guarded by those of Amun-Re. [64] This chamber was the endpoint of the annual Beautiful Festival of the Valley. [65] The second chamber contained a cult image of Amun, [60] [34] [62] and was flanked either side by a chapel. [66]
Hatshepsut's actions to improve the status of women during this time are unknown, although women in ancient Egypt could decide their own professions, marry whomever they desired, contract prenuptial agreements that favored them, divorce their husbands, own real estate, enter the clergy, and had access to birth control and abortions. Women in ...