The untold story of Egyptian pharaoh, Hatshepsut.
⁃ 3500 years ago, Hapshepsut’s statue was smashed
⁃ The noble pharaoh had been dead for 20 years
⁃ Someone had attempted to erase her image and name from history in order to “balance Egypt”
⁃ Hapshepsut should have never been a pharaoh in the course of things
⁃ The pharaoh was known as the living embodiment of the male god Horus
⁃ The disturbance to the tradition of rule by men was a serious challenge to Maat — a word of truth, expressing a belief in order and justice vital to the Egyptians
⁃ Hapshepsut had tried to adapt to the belief in the link between order and patriarchy through her title
⁃ She took the name Maatkare
⁃ Hatshepsut was a “stand in co-monarch”
⁃ The Egyptian kingship traditionally passed from father to son
⁃ Thutmose I to the Thutmose II (Hatshepsut’s husband)
⁃ The crown should have passed to Thutmose III but he was a little boy when Thutmose II passed away
⁃ Hatshepsut would then become a pharaoh, and a co-ruler alongside her step-son, Thutmose III
⁃ It’s also possible someone wanted to dishonor Hatshepsut because she was a “bad pharaoh”
⁃ Evidence suggests she was actually good
⁃ Hatshepsut competently fulfilled the tradition roles of the office
⁃ She was also a great builder
⁃ Her temple Djeser Djeseru was an architectural phenomenon at the time and is still admired today
⁃ She enchanced the economy of Egypt
⁃ She had strong religious connections
⁃ She had a successful military career
⁃ However most of the evidence was written by Hatshepsut herself