The Life of Hatshepsut: Told in first person perspective
By: Maddie S.
U.S.A.

My name is Hatshepsut. I was born in Thebes, Egypt 1508 B.C.E. I was the Queen of Egypt. I was the daughter of King Thutmose I and Queen Ahmose. I had one sister and three half-brothers. My three half-brothers died at very young ages. At age 12, I married my half brother thutmose II. I have one daughter, Neferure. I had no sons, only a stepson that belongs to my husbands second wife, Isis. After my husband’s death, I claimed the role of pharaoh. I portrayed a king for seven years because my stepson was too young to take the throne. I wore a fake beard and king’s clothing. I ruled Egypt from 1479 B.C.E. I did not take the throne after my father died, even though my father wanted me to. My step brother, Thutmose II too the throne then married me. During the reign of my husband, I assumed the traditional role of queen. After a 15 year reign, my husband died, making me a widow before the age of 30.

Did you know that the pyramids were built and invented in the time that I was serving as queen in ancient Egypt? Other things invented in ancient Egypt were marshmallows, black ink, and a pen.

Everyone thought I had disappeared. I died in 1458 B.C.E. One theory is that my stepson, Thutmose II, had murdered me. It was also thought that I had bone cancer. I was largely unknown to scholars until the 19th century. I was buried in the Valley of the Kings, located behind Beirel-Bahri. My stepson, Tutmose II, ordered my mummy in 2007. they found a tooth and an unknown mummy years earlier. The missing tooth was mine. My tomb was discovered by Belzoni, but re-excavated by Howard Carter. My stepson destroyed or defaced my monuments. He also erased many of my inscriptions. He then constructed a wall around my obelisks. It was believed he did that because he held a long grudge against me. They found two mummies. One was mine and the other was my nurse. They identified the missing tooth as mine. No one really knows how I died. It still remains a mystery to this very day.

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