Tag: Queen Hatshepsut

Hatshepsut Hatshepsut temple of Deir Bahari Hatshepsut temple in Deir el-Bahari. The celebrated temple of Hatshepsut (c.1473–1458 BC), the queen who became Pharaoh, is located here, in Deir al-Bahari, on the west bank of Luxor. The main temple was Made up of three man-made terraces that gradually rose up toward the sheer cliff face, this structure is truly a sight to behold. The site of Deir el-Bahari was sacred to Hathor. The goddess who nursed and reared every king, including their mythological ancestor, the god Horus, in Egypt’s primordial past. A manifestation of this goddess was believed to reside in the very hills under whose shadow lies the temple of Hatshepsut. Just on the other side of which is the site of the tombs of some of ancient Egypt’s most famous rulers. In the Valley of the Kings. Stelae bearing prayers to Hathor depicts her, in cow form, emerging from these mountains. This impressive geological formation features a summit that is naturally pyramid-shaped. This was why King Mentuhotep (c.2055–2004 BC) chose this hallowed location as the site of his tomb and mortuary temple, 600 years before Hatshepsut. Royal mortuary temples complemented tombs, and the cults of deceased kings were maintained in these structures for the continued survival of their souls in the hereafter. The most prominent feature of Mentuhotep’s temple-tomb was a monumental structure. She was believed by some to have been a pyramid, which rose from the center of the main terrace. The temple of Hatshepsut at (Deir al-Bahari) served as a mortuary temple for the female pharaoh and her father, Thutmose I. Sunset was regarded as the daily death of the sun god before his glorious rebirth in the east given its funerary nature. Hatshepsut’s mortuary temple was built on the west bank of the Nile, directly across