"Temple of Hatshepsut" Temple of Hatshepsut Tip by Rachelynn

Queen Hatshepsut was the first female ruler of Egypt to assume the title of a pharaoh. To better consolidate her status, Queen Hatshepsut wore the kingly false beard and garments and as a female pharaoh, she ruled Egypt for twenty-two years.

She was the daughter of King Tutmose the first .Hatshepsut took over the rule of Egypt when her husband, Tutmose II, died.

Tutmose III succeeded to the throne as a young boy and thus Hatshepsut assumed a great influence over him. This perhaps caused resentment or even hatred by Tutmose III towards Hatshepsut.

It was believed that he removed much records of Queen Hatshepsut and also much of the relief work depicting Hatshepsut, the Queen's face was scratched off and her cartouches were changed to his. It's not certain what happened to Hatshepsut; she simply disappeared.

There are a lot of speculation about disappearance of this once-powerful female pharaoh from the history records. One of the most popular belief was whether Tutmose III murdered her out of hatred?

Sadly her mummy was never found....

The temple is built into the rock itself, and consists of three terraces.