The cliff tomb of Hatshepsut, also known as tomb Wadi A-1, [1] is the tomb quarried for her as the Great Royal Wife of Thutmose II, a pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. It is located in Wady …

Jul 18, 2017 · By the time of Akhenaten, Hatshepsut had been forgotten. Thutmose III had replaced her images with his own, buried her statues, and built his own mortuary temple at …

In the early 1900s, the mummy believed to be that of Hatshepsut was found in the Deir el-Bahari complex, in a hidden tomb originally intended for a nobleman. This tomb contained several …

Jan 13, 2025 · Archaeologists working in Luxor, Egypt, recently made several discoveries in the area around Deir al-Bahari (also spelled Deir el-Bahari and Dayr al-Baḥrī), the famous …

Apr 14, 2012 · She had previously had a tomb cut for herself as queen regnant under Tuthmosis II, its entrance 220 ft (72 m) up a 350-ft (91-m) cliff face in a remote valley west of the Valley of …

The Tomb of Queen Hatshepsut and Thutmose I (Thutmes or Tuthmosis I) is located in the Valley of the Kings, in the Western Bank of Luxor. The tomb was built on the base of a sheer cliff.

Jan 12, 2025 · Over 1,500 decorated stone blocks were unearthed on the perimeter of Hatshepsut’s funerary temple in Deir al-Bahari during excavations led by one of Egypt’s most …

Nov 2, 2024 · The Tomb of Hatshepsut, known as Deir el-Bahari, is located on the western bank of the Nile near Luxor. Its design is a remarkable example of ancient Egyptian mortuary …

Hatshepsut’s temple was named “Djeser-djeseru” (“holy of holies”). It sits directly against the rock which forms a natural amphitheatre, so that the temple seems to grow from the living rock. The …

The Temple of Hatshepsut was constructed not only as a funerary monument but also as a place for the veneration of the gods, particularly Amun-Ra, and to solidify Hatshepsut’s divine …