1479BCc. 1479–1458 BC · Deir el-Bahari and Karnak, Luxor
Hatshepsut rules as pharaoh
Hatshepsut, widow of Thutmose II, first ruled as regent for her young stepson Thutmose III and then took the full titles of a king, reigning for about twenty years. She sent a trading expedition to the land of Punt and built the terraced temple at Deir el-Bahari and obelisks at Karnak. Some time after her death, her statues were smashed and her name cut from many monuments.
Sites
- Site 1: Temple of Hatshepsut, Deir el-BahariTerraced temple against the cliffs, with painted reliefs of the voyage to Punt.Map ↗
- Site 2: Hatshepsut's obelisk, KarnakHer granite obelisk still standing inside the Karnak temple complex.Map ↗
- Site 3: Red Chapel, Karnak Open Air MuseumHer quartzite shrine, rebuilt from blocks later kings reused as fill.Map ↗
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