Hatshepsut Study Notes: Background and rise to prominence – Family background Father: Thutmose I Mother: Queen Ahmose, God’s Wife of Amun Great-Grandfather: Ahmose Husband: Thutmose II – Claim to the throne and succession: Divine Birth and Coronation reliefs Hatshepsut’s claim to the throne were facilitated by her divine and coronation reliefs. Divine Birth: Her divine birth consisted of Amun impregnating Ahmose with Hatshepsut by holding an ankh to her nose. The midwife of the gods, Neghket, to the right, is aiding Ahmose away to give birth with Kamun, who is to the left. This source gives an historian insight into how Hatshepsut claimed her right to the throne through her divine birth. This would effectively convince the public
Although Nefertiti’s mother is still unknown, evidence has shown society that Tey was Nefertiti’s caretaker as a young child. It is not known if Tey is Nefertiti’s mother and has only been acknowledged as her “nurse”. Overall, Nefertiti had a lot of family and is partly known for her relationships with family. The infamous Queen was only a teenager when she was betrothed. She became King Akhenaton’s Chief Royal wife and the two seemed to be inseparable in early times.
Dominis would eventually serve the monarchy as the Governor of O ‘ahu and Maui .They had no children and according to her private papers and diaries ,the marriage was not fulfilling . Dominis died shortly after she assumed the throne , and the queen never remarried . Upon the death of her brother , King Kalakauam Liliuokalani ascended the throne of Hawaii in January 1891 . One of her first acts was to recommend a new Hawaii constitution , as the “Bayonet Constitution ” of 1887 limited the power of the monarch and political power of native Hawaiians . In 1890 , the McKinley Tariff began to cause a recession in the islands by withdrew the safeguards ensuring a mainland market for Hawaiian sugar .
Year 12 Ancient History New Kingdom Egypt to the death of Thutmose IV Thutmose III After the death of Thutmosis II, his marriage to Hatshepsut, a descendant from the founder of the New Kingdom through her mother, had only produced one daughter, Nefrure. The throne thus fell to the son of a lesser wife, Isis, who was still a minor; like both his predecessors, he bore the personal name Thutmose. Under his throne, Menkheperre, this third Thutmose would become, for his subjects as well as for his neighbouring peoples, an enduring and fearsome symbol of the grandeur of Egypt. The young king’s stepmother, Hatshepsut, acted as regent on his behalf until he was old enough to rule for himself. Throughout this regency, Hatshepsut unknowingly creates the super pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, as she sends Thutmose to a military base at the age of nine where he would have been taught the key elements of a warrior pharaoh: loyalty, drive and well-known military prowess – qualities that have led Egyptologists as well as historians to compare him to the “Emperor Napoleon” of his time; a reference both to his military abilities and to his physical stature.
It is evident that Tetisheri had a significant role in the establishment of the 18th Dynasty through her son and grandson. Tetisheri also played the role of adviser and confident to all three kings and evidence of this comes from the funerary buildings and estates dedicated to her by Ahmose I that indicates her status and involvement in events. There is evidence to suggest that she may have acted as regent for her grandson Ahmose after the death of his father and this comes from the Abydos Donation Stela of Ahmose translated by J.H Breasted. Her holding the titles of "King's mother" and "Great King's wife" shows her importance which is further amplified by her wearing the vulture headdress and being the first Queen to do so. According the historians she also played a militaristic role as she supported the rebellion of her son Seqenenre she "spearheaded" the recruitment of troops.
Her success was made through the maintenance of Egypt's prosperity, the promotion of herself and the god, Amun Re, waging successful military campaigns, numerous building programs, and ensuring her own succession. # She made additions to Karnak and Deir El Bahri, ~ she contributed to the development of New Kingdom Egypt ideology and kingship, and the introduction of oracles, public worship, and festivals. # Throughout history, Hatshepsut has had a wide range of interpretations and images associated with her, and these have changed and varied over time. Ancient sources of Hatshepsut and her life and image is few, as Thutmose III ~ erased inscriptions and eradicated her memory. Later pharaohs of ancient Egypt viewed the reign if a female an 'unfortunate anomaly'.
After the death of Thutmosis II, her stepson Thutmosis III inherited the throne as a very young child. Because he was so young, Queen Hatshepsut acted as his regent. A regent is a person who rules for a child until the child is old enough to take over. After Hatshepsut’s death in 1483 BC, Thutmosis III inherited the throne. Thutmosis III was a strikingly different ruler than Hatshepsut, and was painfully aware of the fact that Hatshepsut might have been a more successful ruler than he.
Theory two is that she only portrayed herself in manly clothing with beards in art, statues and portraits. However, most had titles or something to indicate that she was a woman. Her father was king and a very successful one. He died when she was twelve and she then married her half-brother. Queen
In the past people believed that dressed as a man to get approval of the Egyptians. Lots of remnants from her ruling was removed after her dead. The tomb or the pharaohs mummy have never been found with evidence. For twenty years, Egypt was wealthy and very resourceful during the Queens ruling. Trading routs were longer and temples were being built all over Egypt.
Apparently, she left Israel on the death of her husband, King Ahab, and returned when Akhenaten rejected her for failing to provide him with a male heir. Proponents of this view further suggest that Jehu (who caused the death of Jezebel) was in fact the general Horemheb. He became Pharaoh after the death of Ay, and destroyed the monuments and inscriptions of the Atenist regime. However, the orthodox chronology would place 500 years between Nefertiti and Jezebel, and Jezebel was an avid defender of the Phonecian Goddess Astarte. This does not tie in too well with Atensim as Astarte was a war and fertility goddess while her consort Baal was a rain and storm god.