Pharaoh and Queen
Hatshepsut
A woman who ruled as pharaoh and built a famous temple.
- Years
- About 1479–1458 BCE
- We are not sure of the exact year.
- Time
- New Kingdom. New Kingdom.
- Where they ruled or lived
- ThebesDeir el-Bahri
Three facts
- 1She began as guide for the young king Thutmose III.
- 2She sent ships to a land called Punt.
- 3Her temple steps up the cliff at Deir el-Bahri.
More to know
She was a woman. Some statues show a king's beard. That beard was a sign of the job, like a crown, not a sign that she was a man. Some of her statues were later smashed or hidden. People still debate why.
Places: Thebes, Deir el-Bahri.