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    HATSHEPSUT

    Religious Policy and Relationship with


    Amun
    By Emilly Smith

    Who is Amun-Ra?
    Originally one of eight gods who formed the Ogdoad. He was a god of
    air.
    By 12th Dynasty he was the King God
    Hatshepsut claimed Amun, while in guise of Thutmose II, impregnated
    her
    Mother.
    Usually depicted as blue but in a human form.

    The Beginning of their


    Relationship

    Started when she was young, Gods Wife of Amun and Divine Consort of
    Amun
    She wanted to strengthen the relationship between Amun and the
    pharaoh. Amenhotep II & Ramesses II copied this idea.
    Hatshepsut encourage a more intimate and regular worship of the gods,
    even claiming all the altars are opened and everyone [every god] is in
    possession of the dwelling he has loved, his Ka rests upon his throne.
    Hatshepsut
    s Titles
    found in
    one of her
    temples!

    Dedication to Amun: Festivals


    The Opet Festival:

    (Re-painted
    version of the
    inscription found
    of The Opet
    Festival in
    Mortuary

    Google Earth
    View of the
    Processional
    Route

    Dedication to Amun: Festivals


    The Opet Festival:
    The large documentation of
    the festival (shows how
    important it was)
    Involved everyone
    Must really love Amun (the
    festival goes for 27 days)

    Thewab-priests
    (purifiers), with their
    shaven heads and
    bleached white linen
    robes, shouldered the
    burden of the three
    barques

    There was
    dancing and
    music.
    (Inscription
    from Karnak)

    Dedication to Amun: Buildings:


    The Obelisks
    For Amun, a way to show her love.
    I have done this with a loving heart
    for my father Amun

    Dedication to Amun: Buildings:


    Dier El Bahri
    Involved many different Gods: Hathor, Anubis and Amun.
    Allowed her to justify her rule and place as daughter of Amun.

    Fact!
    Hatshepsut
    added a cult
    temple for
    Amun so she
    could lie for
    eternity under
    his sanctuary.

    Dedication to Amun: Buildings:


    Dier El Bahri
    Divine Birth and Justification of her reign
    I am his [Amun-Ra] daughter in very
    truth, who works for him and knows
    what he desires. My reward from my
    father is life, stability, dominion upon the
    Horus throne of all the Living, like Ra,
    forever. (Hatshepsut)
    Amun, the Lord of Thebes; he caused
    that I should reign over the Black and
    Red Land. (Hatshepsut) Divine Birth Amun
    feeding her the
    ankh of life. Justified
    her rule and shows
    that she is the
    daughter of Amun.

    Dedication to Amun: Buildings:


    Chappelle Rogue (The Red
    Chapel)
    Held the Barque and the Amun
    Statue
    The Red Chapel played a
    significant role in Hatshepsut's
    political and religious programs as
    the decorations in the chapel told
    the story of her coronation, the
    Opet and Sed festivals, and the
    dedication of the obelisks.

    Dedication to Amun: Expedition


    to Punt
    Oh my father, who devises everything
    that exists, what is it that you desire to
    happen? I shall certainly act according
    to your plans. (From her coronation
    inscription)
    She claimed that Amun commanded
    the trading expedition to Punt, made
    her mistress of Punt, received the
    tribute of Punt and promised her
    success for future expeditions.

    "The majesty of the palace


    made petition at the stairs of the
    Lord of the Gods. A command
    was heard from the Great
    Throne, an oracle of the god
    himself, to search out ways to
    Punt, to explore the roads to the
    terraces of myrrh"

    Quiz Time!
    What type of god was
    Amun originally?
    a) Sun
    b) Water
    c) Air

    How many surviving


    Obelisks are there?
    a) 4
    b) 1
    c) 2

    How many days did the


    Opet Festival last for?
    a) 20
    b) 27
    c) 26

    Which gods have a


    temple in Dier el- Bahri?
    a) Amun, Anubis & Ra
    b) Hathor, Amun &
    Osiris
    c) Anubis, Hathor &
    Amun

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