![]() Usually it was the eldest daughter of the previous Pharaoh.) Thuthmose II died soon after becoming Pharaoh, leaving the widow Hatshepsut, a daughter Neferura. ![]() ![]() To become Pharaoh, the man had to marry a female of royal blood, often a sister, half sister or other near relative. (The women in Egypt carried the royal blood, not the males. The Egyptian tradition of having the Pharaoh marry a royal woman led Thuthmose II to marry Hatshepsut. He was young, apparently younger than Hatshepsut herself. When her father died her half brother, Thuthmose II, ascended to the throne. ![]() She was an 18th dynasty Pharaoh, daughter of Thuthmose I and Ahmes. Ma'at-ka-Ra - 'Truth/Order/Balance ("Ma'at") is the Spirit/Double ("ka") of Ra' Hatshepsut - 'Foremost of Noble Women'Īlthough not the only female ruler of Egypt, Ma'at-ka-Ra Hatshepsut ( 18th Dynasty) is one of the best known (next to Cleopatra).
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