Hatshepsut - part 4
Jan 29th, 2007 by Lee (admin)
Tuthmose I >> Tuthmose III
Tuthmose III and Hatshepsut >> Tuthmose III alone
or
Tuthmose I and Tuthmose II >> Tuthmose II alone
Hatshepsut and Tuthmose III >> Tuthmose III alone
This sequence seems as illogical as it is complicated, and has only been proposed since the discovery of the tomb of Ineni, the architect of the tomb of Tuthmose I. His description follows a more intuitive sequence, and disproves the previously-held belief that only Tuthmose III would put his name in Hatshepsut’s place.Not only was Hatshepsut’s name erased, but some of her monuments were destroyed.
She had built two obelisks of red granite, the largest built at that point in time. This was a continuation of the works of her father, who was not able to complete all his construction plans in his lifetime. Her name appeared on the obelisks, but instead of toppling them, Tuthmose III ordered them sheathed in masonry. Their gilded pyramidions were probably the only original elements to be exposed.
In all, Hatshepsut accomplished what no woman had done before her, a feat that would only be matched a few times further in all of history by a female - she ruled the most powerful, advanced civilisation in the world, successfully, for twenty years.
Even if there were those who resented her success, her success stands for all eternity, thereby granting her the immortality all Egyptians craved, despite the best efforts of those who followed to completely obliterate her part in history.