Hatshepsut c. 1473–1458 BC
Hatshepsut ruled as a full pharaoh, often shown with the king's false beard. Her temple at Deir el-Bahari records a trading voyage to the land of Punt that brought back incense trees.
Throne name: Maatkare
mꜣꜥt-kꜣ-rꜥ: “Truth is the ka of Ra”
Sign by sign
- Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra; day.
- Goddess Maat C10mꜣꜥt The goddess Maat: truth and cosmic order.
- Raised arms D28kꜣ The ka, a person's life force.
Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).