HAT CHEAP SUIT

Our Egyptian Guide OSMAN gave us an easy way to pronounce this Queens name.

Sort of a Mnemonic device… heyya it worked ;)

After the Alabaster shop we were off to see The Temple of Queen Hatshepsut,

ancient Egypt's longest ruling female pharaoh.

Deir el-Bahri (Arabic دير البحري dayr al-baḥrī, literally meaning, "The Northern

Monastery") is a complex of mortuary temples and tombs located on the west

bank of the Nile, opposite the city of Luxor, Egypt.

Hatshepsut was an 18th-dynasty pharaoh who was one of the handfuls of female

rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs, and

her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power.

Our tour today has been really harsh areas. Breathing was difficult in the dessert.

I only enjoyed this Temple from a distance…

At that point I had consumed two bottles of water and was well into draining the

third one.

Even having not gone into the temple the surroundings areas I found to be amazing

and without the crowds…

Born in the 15th century BC, Hatshepsut, daughter of Tuthmose I and Aahmes,

both of royal lineage, was the favorite of their three children. When her two

brothers died, she was in the unique position to gain the throne upon the death of

her father. To have a female pharaoh was unprecedented and probably most

definitely unheard of as well. When Tuthmose I passed away, his son by the

commoner Moutnofrit, Tuthmose II, technically ascended the throne. For the few

years of his reign, however, Hatshepsut seems to have held the reins. From

markings on his mummy, archaeologists believe Tuthmose II had a skin disease,

and he died after ruling only three or four years. Hatshepsut, his half sister and

wife, had produced no offspring with him (her daughter Nefrure was most likely

the daughter of her lover Senmut), although he had sired a son through the

commoner Isis. This son, Tuthmose III, was in line for the throne, but due to his

age Hatshepsut was allowed to reign as queen dowager.

Hatshepsut the Woman Who Was King!

Comparison with other female rulers.

More details Hey, Hey, Hatshepsut!!! Cool Song Mummy Reconstruction OH Many Vendors as we again ran the Gauntlet!!! …at the Temple of Hatshepsut Luxor Egypt

Next post on the river again back to the ship… a sunset and MOONLIGHT