If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. Queen hatshepsut was an 18th dynasty queen, her reign was the longest of all. This book is a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Thus did queen hatshpesut lay her claim to fame, and go on to have a. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself 2001 edition open library. Literature for kids childrens books to inspire reading and foster imagination. Click to see the original works with their full license.
But did you know that one of the most successful pharaohs of all egyptian history was a woman. Meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of. Upon the death of tuthmose ii, tuthmose iii was next in line to the throne, but he was very young at that time and could not assume the position of king. On the death of her husband, she declares herself a man so that she can ascend the. Queen hatshepsut, pharaoh of egypt took on male symbols of kingship. His majesty queen hatshepsut in this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. The story lags slightly at times, perhaps because hatshepsut is an adult for the greater part of the book, with concerns that arent as immediately appealing as her. In 2007, egyptian archaeologist zahi hawass identified a previously excavated royal mummy as hatshepsut. Her temple was desecrated and her mummy never found. May 21, 2019 hatshepsut, his majesty, herself by catherine m.
Meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of egypts only successful female pharaoh. The female pharaoh, penguin books, 1998 paperback, pp. Queen hatshepsut carmen sandiego wiki fandom powered. One of the joys of reading historical fiction is losing yourself in another world. Originally named regent to her nephew, tuthmosis iii, hatshepsut gradually. As thutmose iii was an infant, hatshepsut acted as regent for the young king. Lo, his majesty amun was giving oracles in the pres ence of. Hatshepsut temple, mortuary temple of hatshepsut, queen. Visitors with little background in the history of the 18th dynasty might be puzzled by the label for the fine shawabti of puyemre cat. Click here to start building your own bibliography. At the tender age of fifteen, hatshepsut declares herself a pharaoh and takes on ruling egypt until her deceased husbands son also her nephew by another woman is old enough to rule. Hatshepsut s stepson and successor tuthmosis iii later moved the body of tuthmosis i to kv38. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself part 1 to page 17 vocabularylist hieroglyphics mortuary ka coronation expedition exotic vandals mutilations harem maat hyksoshicksos.
For the first few years of her stepsons reign, hatshepsut was an entirely conventional regent. His majesty, queen hatshepsut has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Hatshepsut bore one daughter, neferure, but no son. So much about ancient egypt has been misrepresented or distorted in popular media. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself download free epub, pdf. Hatshepsut was the daughter and only child of thutmose i and his primary wife. Oct 19, 2016 hatshepsut s building projects were numerous, after all, and it is certainly possible that those responsible for blotting her name out simply missed some. Civilization, fiction, juvenile fiction, kings, queens, rulers. This book is a short picture book of hatsheputs egyptian reign. The book his majesty, queen hatshepsut is the story of an egyptian princess life growing up and her life as the pharaoh of egypt. Our group thinks that his majesty, queen hatshepsut should get 2 stars out of 5 because the book was really boring at some parts and had to many details. One can only rejoice when a book is written about one of the great figures of ancient africa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The title of this book, hatshepsut, his majesty, herself references the fact that there is no word for female ruler in the egyptian language.
Hatshepsut, a thirteenyearold egyptian princess, doesnt feet that she is entirely fortunate. Subjects civilization, kings, queens, rulers, pharaohs, juvenile literature, biography, queens. This did not mean she was cross dressing or was addressed as a man. Goodreads members who liked his majesty, queen hatshepsut al. Hatshepsuts rise to power in ancient egypt by kara cooney, child of the morning by pauline ged. Queen hatshepsut was a woman who ruled egypt, but she reigned as a man. A canopic jar with mummified organs and inscribed with the name of hatshepsut was found in the royal cache db320. Hatshepsut was the oldest of the three and was probably the. This picture book tells the story of hatshepsut, ancient egypts only known successful female ruler. The puntite queen is portrayed as relatively tall and her physique was generously proportioned, with large breasts and. Queen hatshepsut history bibliographies cite this for me. Examining hatshepsut from multiple sources queen hatshepsut was one of the most important leaders in ancient egypts history.
A picture book biography of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. It was never her intention to pass herself off as a man, rather, she called herself the female falcon. After becoming a pharaoh, hatshepsut dropped all titles that only. Michele chessare a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Find books like his majesty, queen hatshepsut from the worlds largest community of readers. Meet the woman who ruled egypt long before cleopatra stepfeed. Nov 18, 2015 into the seventh year of her rule, she began to be depicted not as the formerly willowy queen but a stock pharaoh with a false beard, crook and flail. Before his death tuthmose ii had married off the daughter of hatshepsut to his son, tuthmose iii. She is married to her husband tutmose 2nd and had a daughter named. Hatshepsut, whom readers first meet as a teenager, barely endures the indignities of being an egyptian princess. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is new york citys second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1. Ancient egyptian history is acknowledged spurious by the very people who write it. Awe have been creating the finest vacations for more than 10 years around the most majestic destinations in egypt.
His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter, 1987, j. See what hatshepsuts lover, senenmut, really looked like. Tomb in the valley of the kings egypt, kv20 the most famous woman in egyptian history, was undoubtedly his majesty, herself queen hatshepsut. Even so, new light continues to shine on the queen who would be king. His majesty queen hatshepsut is about hatshepsut, a thirteen year old girl who becomes queen when she is fourteen.
A fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Fiction this book is a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. Read the first chapter of all three books in the hatshepsut trilogy her majesty the king, the horus throne and the eye of re. The only difference between hatshepsut and others like her was that she dressed as a king, even affecting a false beard. His majesty queen hatshepsut childrens books, egypt history. The early death of her husband makes hatshepsut queen regent, ruling jointly with her husbands son a son who is only a child, and the child of a concubine at that. Buy a cheap copy of his majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy sharp carter. Hatshepsut thrives as queen regent, creating opportunities to act for the good of her people and the glory of egypt. Carvings refer to her with feminine articles, and call her his majesty, herself. Hatshepsut, queen of egypt, ancient egypt biography, books. Andronik, 2001, atheneum edition, in english 1st ed. Sep 11, 20 hatshepsut i am the queen who became a pharaoh slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising.
Andronik, joseph daniel fiedler illustrator meet hatshepsut, pharoah of egypt here is an engaging and informative picture book biography, lushly illustrated by awardwinning artist joseph daniel fiedler, of egypts only successful female pharaoh. Some images used in this set are licensed under the creative commons through. The hatshepsut trilogy her majesty the king author. Hatshepsut wants to be as powerful and successful as all the other pharaohs, but people dont take her seriously because she is female. Thuthmose ii died in 1479 bce, appointing hatshepsut as regent to the young king.
So much about ancient egypt has been misrepresented or. Queen hatshepsut queen hatshepsut 15071458 bc was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of egypt. His majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy sharp carter. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by carter, dorothy sharp chessare, michele ilt a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king and ruled as such for more than twenty years. She explored lands and built beautiful, magnificent. Michele chessare a fictionalized account of the life of hatshepsut, a queen in ancient egypt who declared herself king. In order to understand her significance we will be consider hatshepsut using multiple sources. The good thing about the book was that it had a lot of big words some we never heard of some that means we learned somthing. Her father, thutmose i was the first pharaoh you encounter during the book. As the first great woman in recorded history, she was the forerunner of such figures as cleopatra, catherine the grea. The easiest tool to create your bibliographies online.
Quenn hatshepsuts home page by daniel albertstein and. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself is a very good book for children or people who just want a straight forward history of the first succesful female pharoah in ancient egypt. May 18, 2018 hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of egypt. Hatshepsut, his majesty, herself book by catherine m.
Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about his majesty, queen hatshepsut. Hatshepsut was only the third woman to become pharaoh in 3,000 years of ancient egyptian history, and the first to attain the full power of the position. This was the first book i read of hatshepsut and i enjoyed it alot. Dec 8, 2016 in this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being sobekneferu. The pharaohqueen of egypt smarter in sixty minutes. She wore mens clothing and a beard, and referred to herself as he as well as she. Buy a cheap copy of hatshepsut, his majesty, herself book by catherine m. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. The book was about a princess named hatshepsut who wanted to be pharaoh.
In this historical fiction childrens book, we learn about the rise and rule of the only woman pharaoh in the history of the world. Utilize our cutting edge search engine to make hatshepsut quotes and wisdom easily discoverable. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy michele carter. When her husband died about 1479 bce, the throne passed to his son thutmose iii, born to isis, a lesser harem queen.
When her father and brothers died she had to marry her half brother was named thutmose ii and he was thin and pail. His majesty, queen hatshepsut 1987 edition open library donate. The brooklyn museum is an art museum located in the new york city borough of brooklyn. His majesty, herself, a primary source document that includes hatshepsut. Maybe it was because hatshepsut treated them well, for one of them, ineni, had written on the wall of his tomb, her majesty praised me and loved me. Dorothy sharp carter by chessare michele, carter dorothy sharp isbn. Thutmose and hatshepsut had a daughter together but thutmose iis only son was by a harem girl named, isis. He and his wife ahmose had three children hatshepsut, amenmose and wadjmose. We will examine a section from our social studies textbook, an excerpt from the book hathshepsut.
His majesty, queen hatshepsut what do you know about egypt and the countrys ancient rulers. The queen who would be king history smithsonian magazine. Hatshepsut gained egypts throne when all her male siblings including the half brother whom she married died. It is not known what happened to the body of queen hathepsut. Esteemed pharaoh over the upper and lower lands of egypt. Told constantly how fortunate she is, hatshepsut seeks for the rest of her life to feel fortunate.
Readers comments see what other readers have to say about the books of the hatshepsut trilogy. Hatshepsut had the expedition commemorated in relief at deir elbahari, which is also famous for its realistic depiction of the queen of the land of punt, queen ati. In her majesty the king and the other books of the hatshepsut trilogy, ive tried to give readers the most accurate picture of life in ancient egypt that its possible to present in a work of fiction. His majesty, queen hatsheput by dorothy sharp carter and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His majesty, queen hatsheput dorothy sharp carter, michele chessare on. Efforts to erase hatshepsut from memory were ultimately unsuccessful, however, as she is well known today as one of the greatest pharaohs of ancient egypt. Dorothy sharp carter, author, michele chessare, illustrator j. Hatshepsut was the egyptian king thutmose i and his wife queen ahmose. Concise and elegantly written nonfiction books and audiobooks help you learn the core subject matter in 20% of the time that it takes to read a typical book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to learn about history. Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of egypt.
Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building. His majesty, queen hatshepsut 1987 edition open library. His majesty, queen hatshepsut book by dorothy michele. His majesty queen hatshesput is a book about a woman who became a pharaoh of egypt. Thuthmose iii, though a child, officially ruled with hatshepsut until 1473 when she declared herself pharaoh, had herself represented in male attire, and took on the duties and obligations of the male pharaohs who had preceeded her. Hatshepsut would grind the charred frankincense into kohl eyeliner. Shaw in his book exploring ancient egypt oxford university press, 2003. His majesty, queen hatshepsut by dorothy sharp carter. I enjoyed this book, although queen hatshepsut isnt always likeable.
Most people interested in the ancient world would have heard about the more famous of pharaohs, such as tutankhamen, ramses ii and akhenaten. The story of a woman who defied extraordinary odds to. Page 194 and solomon made affinity with pharaoh king of egypt, and took pharaohs daughter, and brought her into the city of david, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the lord, and the wall of jerusalem round about. Learn about her life, rule and some of the controversies around her. She detests having creams rubbed onto her face and feet and learning to read and write.
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