Hatshepsut Female Pharaoh

Hatshepsut, female pharaoh of the eighteenth Dynasty. Hatshepsut is the wife and half-sister to Thutmose II, Hatshepsut took over the thrown for her stepson/nephew. It was Hatshepsut right to succeed her father after him and crowed “king” of Egypt in 1473 B.C. After the death of her half-brother/husband, Hatshepsut took over the thrown since Thutmose II child was underage. Hatshepsut legitimacy was formed from her father and includes all the social interest in politics. During, her time as ruler she had to protect her title of queen by claiming her father appointed her his "successor” helped her take over the thrown. Maintain power by the use of institution of co-regency without having to eliminate her rivals. She gained power by surrounding herself with supporters from key positions in government.
Iconography, meaning of subject matter. Sticking with the scene, ankh is the hieroglyphic symbol for life and was shown as the god Amon-Ra handing it to her mother, Queen Ahmose. Hatshepsut statues showed herself as a man, each had tradition style headdress and beard and by having her hands lay flat made her stand out while a male would have clenched fist. Mortuary temple Deir el-Bahri, one of the main architectural structure Hatshepsut made. Hatshepsut made the temple for her father and her, reinforced her image as his successor. Hatshepsut showed iconography through her images in the temples. By looking at images of the Deir el-Bahri temple, you can see that the temple was well structured by the polygonal columns. The temple blending with the rocky site of Egypt. Although, Hatshepsut used images in her decoration of the temple. All images had her shown as a “man” as women were not common rulers. Once her time ruling Egypt was up, Thutmose III destroyed Hatshepsut temples and statue from her strong ruling. Even though, somewhere preserved or