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The temple of Hatshepsut, or the funerary temple, as it is called, which dates back to the 18th century, was built on the west bank of the Nile, opposite Taibeh, which was the capital of ancient Egypt and the seat of Amun worship, which is known today as Luxor.

The Queen Mummy

Hatshepsut is the first Pharaonic queen ruled Egypt, the eldest daughter of Pharaoh Egypt, King Thutmose I and her mother Queen Ahmus, was born in the palace of Pharaoh, one of the most famous queens in history, and the fifth Pharaohs of the Eighteenth Dynasty, and ruled from 1503 BC. Until 1482 BC.

Zahi Hawass contemplates the queen's mummy

She married her brother King Tuthmosis the Second over the custom of the pharaohs, although she had no desire to marry him, and did not have a male to succeed him on the throne. She bore the princess Nafro Ra and the wife of Father Tuthmosis the Third, royalist.

Queen Hatshepsut was considered one of the beauties. She was the first to wear gloves and to wear them with precious stones because of a flaw in her fingers. This was revealed after seeing her mummies, unlike most of her statues.

Hatshepsut's rule was known for its peace and prosperity, as it was trying its best to develop trade relations with the countries of the ancient East to prevent any wars with them. Nevertheless, Hatshepsut faced many problems at first because of its government behind the scenes without formal form, until it reportedly killed her husband to seize power.

The problems she faced with the people because she was a woman and could not rule the country, as the king was according to the custom representative of the god Horus the ruler on earth.

For his part, Bassam al-Shamma said that the historical era between the construction of Hatshepsut Temple and the construction of the hill of Amarna is one hundred years. He added that he had previously asked the former minister of education to give lectures to teachers free of charge in order to remind them of the Egyptian antiquities, In the province of Minya in "Stable Antar," and this place is located near the area of ​​Bani Hassan and not the area of ​​Tel Amarna, pointing out that it is supposed to pass these examinations to the archaeologists to review and avoid falling into error again.