Hatshepsut Research Paper
Hatshepsut as king Personalities can influence the course of history. By synthesising information students can construct an evaluation of Hatshepsut’s significance and legacy.
There is quite a lot of evidence from this period, primarily archaeological. This evidence presents Hatshepsut as she wished to be presented, even though a great deal of archaeological evidence of her reign has been destroyed.
The student therefore should be able to argue why she became “King” of Egypt, why she presented herself as a man, why figures of Hatshepsut had been carefully hacked from the walls of her mortuary temple and why her mummy appears not to have been found. The work presented here deals with two of these questions.
Finally the student should be able to assess why Hatshepsut’s reign was important and evaluate …show more content…
As her reign continued, this gradually evolved into a more and more masculine depiction (according to the French scholar Tefrin). This may have been to prepare the way for the continuance of matriarchal rule, with her daughter Neferure as her successor. Tefrin studied five statues of Hatshepsut found in a quarry behind Dier-el-Bahri. He concentrates on four of the statues (dated at various times of her reign) as one was badly damaged. He claims Hatshepsut was gradually trying to move towards a totally masculine figure.
One conclusion that can be made from this study relates not only to the depiction, but also to the increasing size of the statues. In the early years of her reign, the statues were small, showing she was probably still unsure of the people’ reaction to her usurpation. Later as her reign progressed, there was obviously no adverse reaction forthcoming, reflected in the larger size of the statues (the larger the statue, the more powerful the Pharaoh). This showed Hatshepsut’s growing confidence in her position as ruler of
There is quite a lot of evidence from this period, primarily archaeological. This evidence presents Hatshepsut as she wished to be presented, even though a great deal of archaeological evidence of her reign has been destroyed.
The student therefore should be able to argue why she became “King” of Egypt, why she presented herself as a man, why figures of Hatshepsut had been carefully hacked from the walls of her mortuary temple and why her mummy appears not to have been found. The work presented here deals with two of these questions.
Finally the student should be able to assess why Hatshepsut’s reign was important and evaluate …show more content…
As her reign continued, this gradually evolved into a more and more masculine depiction (according to the French scholar Tefrin). This may have been to prepare the way for the continuance of matriarchal rule, with her daughter Neferure as her successor. Tefrin studied five statues of Hatshepsut found in a quarry behind Dier-el-Bahri. He concentrates on four of the statues (dated at various times of her reign) as one was badly damaged. He claims Hatshepsut was gradually trying to move towards a totally masculine figure.
One conclusion that can be made from this study relates not only to the depiction, but also to the increasing size of the statues. In the early years of her reign, the statues were small, showing she was probably still unsure of the people’ reaction to her usurpation. Later as her reign progressed, there was obviously no adverse reaction forthcoming, reflected in the larger size of the statues (the larger the statue, the more powerful the Pharaoh). This showed Hatshepsut’s growing confidence in her position as ruler of