The Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut is a magnificent piece of art located in the Egyptian section next to many other statues of the great pharaoh Hatshepsut. Out of all the statues of Hatshepsut‚ the Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut was kept in the best shape and caught a lot of attention from the people in the room. Its great size is something truly remarkable‚ considering it was built in the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. More importantly‚ this statue is the first structure in art that depicts
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Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut (a.k.a Kneeling Hatshepsut) is no exception to this fact. For approximately twenty years‚ female pharaoh‚ Hatshepsut‚ ruled the New Kingdom of ancient Egypt. With her reign beginning around 1473 BC‚ Hatshepsut was the fifth ruler of the Eighteenth Egyptian Dynasty. She became the first female pharaoh when her husband‚ Thutmose II died prematurely.
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in the Seated Statue of Hatshepsut Karen Greenwalt AH 110 Fall 2013 Final Word Count: 2145 When one thinks of ancient Egypt‚ images of seated pharaohs like king Tutankhamun automatically come to mind‚ it seems strange to think of a female ruler as the male kings were the standard of the era‚ save for a few exceptions. One the exceptions to the standard male pharaohs‚ and the first of her kind‚ was Queen Hatshepsut- the first female pharaoh of ancient Egypt. Queen Hatshepsut reined Ancient
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Statue of Hatshepsut Seated The seated statue of Hatshepsut is dated around ca. 1473-1458 B.C. around the 18th dynasty in Deir el-Bahri‚ Upper Egypt. This statue is made entirely out of indurated limestone and has a height of 195 cm‚ width of 49 cm‚ and diameter of 114 cm. Many statues like this were found in her mortuary temple that has been ransacked and destroyed by bandits and pharaohs. I consider this statue to be in very bad condition because of its age and the history behind it. From first
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Assess the reign of Hatshepsut Hatshepsut is arguably Egypt’s most distinguished pharaoh‚ with her reign during the New Kingdom being a successful one in which Egypt flourished and prospered. Her ascension as pharaoh was plagued with controversy as she was a female who directly challenged ’maat’ ‚ the Egyptian concept of balance and order‚ by rising to a high position of power traditionally possessed by males. Hatshepsut however disregarded the doubt made prevalent in regards to her leadership and
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Discuss the achievements of Hatshepsut on events and issues that she is remembered for in History and assess her legacy to the world. Hatshepsut was one of the most powerful women in the ancient world. She was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the first female pharaoh. She ruled longer than any other woman in Egyptian history. Hatshepsut was pharaoh for approximately twenty-one years‚ from 1479 BC–1458 BC. Hatshepsut’s successful reign brought wealth to her country
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The idea of a female pharaoh was unheard of in ancient Egyptian society. However‚ Hatshepsut was the first female to become the Fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was not only accepted by the elite in this male dominated role but also supported by the loyal officials in position in government. Hatshepsut achieved many goals difficult goals as a female pharaoh. Her achievements included establishing successful foreign policy through trade‚ funding building programs throughout
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Explain how Hatshepsut used her divine birth right and coronation scenes at Diel El Bahari to legitimate her claim to the throne? During the New Kingdom Egypt‚ a female pharaoh named Hatshepsut ascended to the most powerful position in the country- the title of a pharaoh. Despite living in a patriarchy society‚ Hatshepsut was able to gain support from the Egyptian people through the use of propaganda such as the story of Divine Birth and Coronation which was carved on the north wall of the middle
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Hatshepsut Geography‚ topography and resources of Egypt and its neighbours‚ The main geographical feature of Egypt was the Nile river which was made with 3 rivers combining (the blue‚ White Nile and the river Atbara river) which ran from though the whole Egyptian landscape. In that time there was 3 seasons first was the flood‚ then the flood waters would retract and leave be hide a thick layer of silt which was perfect for growing crops and allowed papyrus trees to grow giving them
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HATSHEPSUT | Ancient History Profile Research | | Background Hatshepsut was the daughter of the Pharaoh Thuthmosis Akheperkare‚ otherwise known as Thuthmosis the 1st‚ he was married to his sister Queen Aahmes who gave birth to Hatshepsut in 1508 B.C. Hatshepsut had many step siblings‚ they consisted of Ouazmosou‚ Amenmosou‚ Wadjmose‚ Nefrubity and Thutmose the 2nd some derived from a range of “second classed wives”. Out of all her siblings Hatshepsut was the oldest. Her sister Nefrubity
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