s already ancient history: a woman declared herself pharaoh. Not regent, not queen consort, not "Great Royal Wife" — pharaoh. The full, divine, absolute ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt, with all the titles, powers, and religious authority that entailed. Her name was Hatshepsut, and the obelisks she erected at Karnak still stand as defiant testimony to her extraordinary reign.
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The place
Karnak Temple Complex
Hatshepsut: The Woman Who Became Pharaoh
She wore the false beard, erected the tallest obelisks, and defied a nephew who tried to erase her from history
New Kingdom (c. 1479-1458 BC)Karnak Temple Complex
Moral of the Story
“Those who try to erase the truth from history often end up preserving it, and genuine achievement outlasts every attempt at suppression.”
Characters
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HatshepsutT
Thutmose III (stepson/nephew)T
Thutmose I (father)T
Thutmose II (husband)Source
Tyldesley, Joyce. Hatchepsut: The Female Pharaoh. Penguin, 1996; Karnak obelisk inscriptions