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This remarkable woman ruled Egypt as a true pharaoh for 15 years during the 18th dynasty (1473-1458 B.C., New Kingdom).
Capstone of Hatshepsut Plaster cast Royal Ontario Museum |
The original capstone topped an obelisk erected by Queen Hatshepsut at the temple of Amun at Karnak. In this scene, Hatshepsut is depicted kneeling before the god Amun. She is wearing the clothing of a pharaoh - a man's kilt with a royal bull's tail on the front and the white atef crown of Egypt - to indicate her position as "a female king". Her name, Maat-ka-re, is engraved in a cartouche, a symbol reserved for the names of pharaohs. | |
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Queen Hatshepsut's Expedition to Punt
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The Egyptians sent trading missions to Punt, a region of East Africa that was rich in gold, resins, ebony, blackwood, ivory and wild animals, including monkeys and baboons. They also went in search of slaves. The best-documented mission was sent during the reign of Hatshepsut. Scenes from these expeditions are illustrated on her funerary temple at Deir el-Bahari, near the Valley of the Kings. | |
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SYNOPSIS
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Cast
Carla : Danièle Aubut Gloria : Mae Beauchamp Oscar : Benoît Osborne |
Created: September 11, 1998. Last update: June 24, 2005 © Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation |
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