Hatshepsut: How Ancient Egyptian Kissed Their Gods And Goddesses

Ancient Egypt

Introduction Have you ever wondered about Ancient Egypt and its greatest mysteries? Have you ever wondered about the rulers or gods and goddesses? Have you wanted to know more about the wars and weapons that the ancient people used? Have you ever wanted to know why Hatshepsut was pharaoh even though she wasn’t a man? Do you want to know about how Ancient Egyptians worshipped their gods and goddesses? All of these topics are amazing and will interest you. There are different theories on all of these. That’s what makes Ancient Egypt very mysterious. There are a great amount of rulers that people are still searching for today. The Ancient Egyptians were very religious and believed in a countless number of gods and goddesses.
She was a strong ruler and came from a line of powerful women. She was a powerful warrior that led her troops into battle. Hatshepsut was also known as Hatchepsut, Hatshepset, Hatshepsowe, Queen Hatshepsut, Pharaoh Hatshepsut, and Maatkare. She was born around 1503 B.C. as the daughter of Thutmose I and his royal wife Ahmose. At her young age of twelve her dad
She took the throne after Thutmose II died and dressed like a male during the ceremonies to keep the custom. She also did it because she wanted to be treated as if she was a male pharaoh. She wanted the public to approve of her taking throne, so she lied that her father wanted her to be the heir. There were other female pharaohs in history but, Hatshepsut was the only one to receive all the titles of pharaoh. She called herself “King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Maatkara, the Daughter of Re, and proclaimed that she was the wife of the god Amun.” Hatshepsut was the mother of Neferura, whom she gave the title “God’s Wife”. She trusted Senemut, Neferura’s tutor, greatly. She also gave Neferura a wet nurse named Sitre, whom was trusted so much that Hatshepsut made a statue of her at Dier-el-Bahri. Hatshepsut, Senemut, and Sitre were heartbroken when Neferura died