Hatshepsut: Queen of the Nile
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When are you going to do a Biographics on Danny? This must happen! Also I want to buy a script.
Please do a video on Pedro II of Brazil -- the most beloved public figure in Brazilian history. His history would render a great film treatment, for sure
Thank you so much🙏 She’s my favorite pharaoh. You made my month! I would be the first to subscribe to PharaoahGraphics or NeoGraphics.
Thanks for this! She’s been a favorite of mine - & on my list of “historical figures I’d like to have dinner with” for years!
Simon out here just flying through these Ancient Egyptian names with ease.
This man nails Ancient Egyptian names but fails at more moderrn names
Have a go in the comments.
Like the pro he is!
How do we know he is pronouncing them correctly? Wanst ancient Egyptian lost to time until the rosetta stone was found? Even with that I don't think there is any way to understand how it sounded phonetically.
But can’t say “obelisk” lol
Im starting to suspect that this guy is actually just curiositystream in disguise
He is! Lol! Curiositystream personified.
I thought he was Dashlane.
@@jamesbuck2378 ok james charles
@@Jarmsdomain ok tati
@@jamesbuck2378 Don't forget, Simon is a lizard person!
In my opinion, Hatshepsut is way too underrated while Cleopatra is pretty overrated. It's time for an epic movie about Hatshepsut.
Nerfertari (Favorite wife of Ramesses the Great, and not to be confused with Nefertiti) was a scribe, the peak of academics in her time, given the low overall literacy and complexity of their writing system. She also acted as a diplomat, exchanging gifts and letters with the wives of her husband's enemies, who she addressed as her sisters.
Lol,and there was quite a few Cleo's
FACTS
@@justchevrotainrating - I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge. I would like to understand the intentions that inspired you to write this post. What made you decide to write this particular information about Nefertari?
@Maria Kelly no idea
I think I heard somewhere that the attempt to erase her, at least partially, allowed some of her artifacts to survive intact. the carvings on her obelisks were simply covered over with fresh stone, which was then exposed to the elements to fade into obscurity, while the covering stone protected Hatshepsut's carvings. might not be true, but if so, it would be one in the eye for those who wanted her memory erased.
1:05 - Chapter 1 - To be a female pharaoh
3:40 - Chapter 2 - Her rise to power
7:35 - Chapter 3 - The reign of the pharaoh
11:50 - Mid roll ads
12:55 - Chapter 4 - Where is Hatshepsut's Mummy ?
18:35 - Chapter 5 - Death & disappearance
My favourtie Egyptian Pharoah!
Mine too, Briana!
You can’t hide that beautiful temple, you can’t hide her.
Maria Kelly me too! That’s my dream as well. I want to see the graffiti about her as well. I love that they now know she was a little fluffy! There’s so much more to learn.
Hatshepsut actually according to a more recent study that covered many female pharaohs actually more or less tried to better prepare her stepson for ruling by allowing him to sort of learn at her side both during the time of her regency and even more after she became pharaoh my suspicions based on that video is that She believed that his education was more important and would have been greatly hindered by him taking the throne so she took power not really a way from him as a userper might but upon herself so he could learn not only about the politics of ruling but also how best to lead wars and military campaigns and many others things it was prudent for pharaohs to know. If anything from what that video shows I would guess that Hatshepsut not only cared for her stepson but wanted him to become as strong a pharaoh as she could mold him into because she had seen what happens to weak kings whether her husband and half brother was one or not is debatable but based on the fact that he died when his son was a toddler I suspect it is very likely so to avoid that happening to Thutmose 3 she seized power and took up the business of ruling all the while having her stepson go on campaigns mostly to guard the borders or minor raids but still enough to teach him how to fight and build plenty of muscle on him
My girl Hatshepsut finally getting a spotlight on this channel!
Still holding out for that Akhenaten biographic. Or maybe a Horemheb one.
Dragonis Prime Akhenaten was so controversial that little is known about him. Might be a short show. “This guy made the Sun the only God. Really passed off his people. They destroyed almost all evidence of his existence. He fathered a child with his sister & that kid was king Tut. The end” there’s your script.
Or Nefertiti
I’d really like to se Akhenaten as well. 👍🏻👍🏻 Even if it is mostly discussing conflicting evidence (or lack thereof). I find that side of history really interesting.
Yes! Akhenaten, the most interesting! The first to realise that the closest thing humans have to god is the sun. It exists which is a bonus, and all life only exists because of it. On the other hand he’s the first to worship a single god instead of multiple....probably the worst thing to happen to humanity given the ongoing argument that there’s only one god and if my god isn’t the same as your god then we must kill each other....
@@EMurph42 He could beef it up by talking about the city Akhenaten founded: Akhetaten (or Amarna which is less confusing to have to say). I mean, dude wandered out into the desert, had a fever dream and went "yes, I shall build a city here and it will be the new capital so the priests of Amun can suck it"
What an awesome episode! As an Archaeologist you guys really nailed all the cool mainstream stuff while also having some awesome, lesser known, info :D
As an archaeologist, what do you think of the Afrocentric claim of Black Egypt?
That’s awesome. 😊 When I was a kid I always wanted to be a forensic anthropologist. Didn’t really work out, but I’m really envious.
@@AbdouSefiani Dogon and Nubians are the og africans/egyptians
@@AbdouSefiani archaeologist, real archaeologist no longer deal in race and it's not Afrocentric to think Egypt was "Black". They were most certainly black. Even the Pharaoh in the video was half Somali. Modern day they are black The land of Punt (Somali) was darker before the Arab invasions etc. It's pretty outrageous to think if the out of Africa theory is true and their are present day black people still in SE Asia but somehow, some way they never made it up the Nile river
@@AbdouSefiani oh and btw Egypt was ruled by Nubians during the 25th dynasty and once *AGAIN* establishing upper and lower Egypt
Interesting stuff. Ancient Egypt is one of the many, many subjects I know nearly nothing about. Case in point, I didn't know Hatshepsut existed half an hour ago. I know I've heard of her before, but I'd completely forgotten whatever I knew. Now that has been rectified, so thanks. I really need to watch this channel a lot more often, it's a fantastic resource.
My teacher always helped us remember this Pharoah by remembering it as ...."Hot-sh*t-soup". Best mnemonic ever!!!!
I'll bet those guys were so bummed out when that obelisk cracked! 😨
Unsurprising
"Who did this? Who's got the heavy hammer that cracked this?!?! You're fired."
@@skyden24195 Flogged! You mean... Killed. Thrown to the crocs. They just stopped making those, imagine the hit it made to the budget.
@@munzuradam lol. Right!
Ahmet Burak YILDIRIM fired out of a cannon (or slingshot/trebuchet/catapult/whatever they had) into a herd of hippos
Thank you Simon! Great job! Since I was a child, Hatshepsut was always one of my favorite Pharaohs to learn about! She was one of a kind! 😊
Love your channels. When you said we can’t have a woman being king it reminded me of the reality I have lived in for many years as a woman in science and engineering
The women of history who rose to prominence despite the odds were all incredibly talented, indeed had to be leagues above the men around them just to be allowed room at the top. It saddens me that, despite the gains we have made, this is still true in so many fields. Women can’t just be normal, they have to be stars in order to be taken seriously.
@@ellicel but hey still women have left their places in history
@@ellicel plus those kind of woman are one of a kind women who have left their mark on history
Hatshepsut was actually a really great ruler. Plus, she actually didn’t completely hide the fact that she was a woman.
You actually probably didn’t need to write actually as frequently as you actually did in that sentence
@@kiely4561 You actually do need a period at the end of a sentence, though.
You’ve made my day! Hatshepsut is my favourite Pharaoh.
Next time you talk about Egyptian royalty, could you do Ramses II and Akhenaten?
You guys realize she took a lot of effort to be called _KING_ of Egypt, right? She wasn't a queen. She was the Pharaoh. She even wore the bloody false beard to enforce her power.
Yes, but I think that was because it was so unusual to be a female Pharaoh that she thought people would take her more seriously using the male pronouns or depictions in statues.
Does the word pharaoh translates to king or something like emperor?
@@cv4809 I looked it up, it seems like it simply meant ruler, although the literal meaning is "great house".
I'm not sure if the word pharaoh is even gender-specific. and I'm certain she didn't speak English. so frankly the author is just picking the closest English word possible, and in english word King happen to be gender specific.
she did, but so did male pharaohs.
Cleopatra - 'Do you think that there is a link between a lack of achievement generally in life and commenting 'first' on UA-cam videos?'
Anthony - 'yes, my love, ...yes I do'
Nice.
Lol. Well said.
@James Buck lmao too true
Cleopatra was a Greek woman and not part in the Ancient Egypt.
Liana Love yes she was Greek, but she still ruled Egypt. Greece had taken over Egypt and by the time she came into power, the pharaohs had been Greek for over 275 years, while the people were still Egyptian. Sorta like Roman occupation of Britain. The romans were in charge, but the people were brits
Come for the lovely bald, bearded British man, stay for the fascinating historical information.
Thank you so much for this! She's was my favorite Pharaoh as a little girl! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Tuthmosis III deserves a video of his own. The greatest military genius of antiquity until Alexander and Hannibal.
Hapshepsut gave her nephew/son the best education possible by letting him learn from the bottom up and he possibly learnt how to be a wise ruler by listening to his troops and people as he lived as one them ,but with the rights and freedoms of his rank provided .
Thanks! Hatshepsut was one of my favourite figures in ancient history while I was in high school.
I’d be interested to see a Biographics on Amonhotep IV/Akhenaten as well. 😊
Awesome video Simon, a very informative and interesting video as always
Just.. Don't ever stop please.. Keep making videos
Just wanted to say thanks for the edumacation from all the different vids. I've been stuck in this chair since Sept 2015 after working 100 hour weeks for last 20 years. Your vids have helped alot trying to keep focused on something when its hard to do cause of the meds...but yours for some reason resonates and i get to pay attention to something...thank you and thank anyone who helps ya put all these together in the background please.
I’m in love with ancient Egypt! I’ve even tried teaching myself hieroglyphics. The culture is fascinating to me. Yes. I’ve seen the Rosetta Stone and Cleopatra up close. Bummed I didn’t see King Tut. I still don’t believe that curse. It was old dust and dirt stirred up. Anthropology/ Archeology was my major.
please do William adams! one of the first Britons to travel to Japan during the edo period and was the first to become a western samurai. love the channel :)
I think Kings & Generals did one on him 🤔
All the love and support from Cairo, Egypt! ❤️
Read: "The Woman Who Would be King - Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt" by Kara Cooney.
Also Cooney's "When Women Ruled the World" which covers Hatshepsut and 4 other possible female pharaohs
I wrote a book on her too!
@@kenkeep69 I am currently reading the book.
Thanks for the reference.🙂 I have been waiting for this biography for ages and would love to read more about her.
@@lunapatricesaxton8674 , there are at least twi french novelists who wrote quite a lot about her, Pauline Gedge and...the second eludes me right now, but he's famous for his many Egypt novels.
Great videos, Simon. I absolutely love learning history, and your channel(s) are perfect time sinks to indulge my appetite for learning. A hat tip to you sir, from a guy who doesn't wear hats.
Thank You Simon. Excellent as always.
Once I was hooked on today I found out I've been watching all the others
That's how I am. I start on tifo, then all the other channels have sucked me in. Simon is an awesome host! Hope he doesn't get too big an leave UA-cam 🙂
@@nicholascorbett1256 His enthusiasm in his videos shows that he's doing what he loves! 😀 Even if he does move on to something bigger, I I'm sure he'll still make time for UA-cam!
@@joshglover2370 well sir I hope that your right lol. Either way I'll soak up all that I can while I can. I really enjoy it cause 1 your learning, 2 your not made to pay for free information like some of the other sites. 3 really puts the pieces together in a great way! Like curiosity stream, their is no need to charge. I totally understand that it helps simon. But I'll just join his membership if I want to help
You wee addicts lol 🤣
My day is always better after hearing Simon say "EMPAAAAAAAAH".
When I was in egypt at 15, our guide told us: Hatshepsut, not Hot chicken soup.
It still blows me away how overshadowed Hatshepsut is by other Egyptian rulers. She's genuinely one of the most interesting historical figures; it sucks that she doesn't receive the same level of recognition given to the others (i.e., Cleopatra).
Not sure if you accept recommendations or requests but If possible, maybe look into doing a few episodes on Civil War Generals. The men who led both the Union and Confederate armies I remember as being some of the most intriguing and inspiring soldiers for me to learn about. Obviously most paint the Confederate Generals as villains however when you look at things from a wider lens, many of them were men fighting for their homes and fellow Southerners. From Grant to Sherman and "Stonewall" Jackson and even Forrest, the Generals of the Civil War always felt like they were larger than life and I would love to see episodes on them. There is a lot of content to research and I feel this could be an amazing addition to your already very impressive series. Look forward to more episodes to come.
Please for the love of everything good in this world do a video on Princess Qajar. I always see conflicting information about her. Some people say a dozen men took their own lives because she rejected them, others say that is a load of horse crap. I need to know the truth!
Antonia I second this I need to know more about her!
Vaughn reed jr okay but what does that have to do with it?? Our bitch cleopatra was described as plain and unattractive until she started talking and showed how clever and witty she was, and was then considered to be very beautiful.
Our guide in Luxor used to call it Hot Chicken Soup, to help us remember.
So did our guide back in the late 90s
@@rich2083 probably the same guy. He looked to be in his 50s. What was the name of your group? Our's were Lulu.
Great channel Simon. You definitely are pronouncing the very difficult name of this lady better than I could before watching this video😁 I remember seeing something about her in school, but only as a name with dates. This fills in the gaps nicely.
I've always been fascinated by all things Egyptian!!!!! As far back as I can remember in history class , when I read about Cleopatra and Marc Antony and their "romance" I was done. All this stuff is amazing , like how socially advanced they were !!!! And how they managed to live in desert climates is just bad ass!!
I don't normally comment on videos, but I have to say I think your channels and your content are amazing! Thank you for keeping me entertained during lockdown
There's an amazing thing if you know more about the Egyptian Faith... The greatest way to deny someone immortality (the Fields of Aaru/Reeds) which was the afterlife the Egyptians would reach after their heart passed the trial of Ma'at (The weighing of the heart) , was to erase them from history, to make them no longer remembered. the Egyptians would even erase their names on their tombs or turn their name into a curse. She survived one of the most brutal punishment after death the Egyptians could think of.
If time travel were possible, I'd love to visit her and tell her we have not forgotten her
You can always reach her 💫
@@niccixxx how?
@@chickennugget3767 I would try an invocation. Drop in, quiet the mind and raise your vibration. Pray to her and call her in. Ask for her guidance and share what's on your heart. Your sincerity will be felt x
@@niccixxx like an offer for an deity?
@@chickennugget3767 coming with an offering pays your respects. I like to use insence or crystals as offerings
These are so fantastic. I wonder how many people are apart of the research team.
It is an amazing place. Been there a few years ago. The Valley of the King s os also a very amazing place as well and around the corner of her temple
Reading a book with a fleeting page on hatshepsut. This video really helped fill in the gaps
One of my favorite figures from history
Do a vid about Queen Ahotep ! (Reclaimed egypt from the hyksos)
Seconded
Third-ed
Fourth-ed.
You guys should do an episode on Charles Guiteau.
It would be awesome to see, considering he's probably one of the weirdest assassins in history.
Fascinating! Thanks, Simon/Team! :)
I've been sharing with my grandkids currently learning from home and they love them too
Thank you for another great video!
Just read a book that referenced this queen. So I hopped on youtube and typed up her name, hoping I would see one of Simon's channels. And here we are.
Nice! I just watched your video on the pyramids, and was hoping there was more, thanks Simon!
Another great video! A video on Sylvia Plath would be fascinating. Her life and work has always been compelling to me! :)
Yes! Been waiting on this one!
Dr. Kara Cooney wrote a great book The Woman Who Would Be King on Hatshepsut. Highly recommend it!
I love documentaries like this, although this one is more of a mini-documentary, about Egypt,specifically ancient Egypt.
I was about to comment you should do a video about Rameses II the Great. Maybe the next Pharao video you do? Seleucus I Nicator would be awesome too.
thanks for doing one of my favorite female rulers :)
Simon u are so good....u speaks as if he is an eyewitness.....u have an extraordinary way with words.... I respect u bro!
Thank you for granting my request, and doing a video on her.
Punt is in modern day Horn of Africa esp Somalia. According to the items and animals she brought back like myrrh, frankincense, baboons, giraffes, exotic birds that are only found in Somalia and Somali inhabited areas of east Ethiopia and Djibouti.
The final obelisk she had made was obviously obelisk the tormentor.
What is often not known is that her reign was followed briefly by that of her son, Gesundheit...
You mention Howard Carter a few times, I think he would be an interesting addition to your series.
Great video! Thanks for being so engaging!
Hey Simon, please do a video on Nefertiti. I truly love her history and story just as I do Hatshepsut. Love the videos, they are truly my favorites.
Thanks for this terrific piece of history!
03:31 that song
I didn't realize I was going to Arsenal game with Mr. DT
17:19 IT RAISED THE QUESTION, Simon.
Simon should really become a college instructor. He comes across like one.
He has more reach here
Pays less. More restrictive. College instructor vs educational media star? Easy to pick
You mean professor.
He’d get paid way less and wouldn’t be able to talk about the most interesting parts of history but would have definitely preferred him over my history teacher
I think colleges should copy simon.....well delivered entertaining history, and throw in a quick commercial so young people dont have to get financially raped
So... how did I not find this page before? Well, I'm not going to sleep any time soon.
At least you’ve got a lot of material to watch for the quarantine!
You are awesome!! Thanks for the great info and very entertaining presentation of the facts!!
I remember reading that Hatshepsut declared herself the " King " of Egypt after a group of slaves who were carrying the statue of the god Ra fell to her knees before her.
Thank you for sharing! Finally an episode about Hatshepsut: the Gigantic Female Pharaoh who wore one of the longest beards in ancient Egypt history lol.
Simon recommends..
Their language must have been very complicated based on the names! 😳
Her Grandmother was from Punt according to Dr Clarke and Dr Ben Jochannan
I first learned about her temple from the first Serious Sam game. Thanks video games!
I ain’t gonna lie, I first learned of this pharaoh through the Xbox game ‘serious sam’ but man it was cool to check out well known places while shooting baddies in the past
I love these videos been binge watching them 😍
Wow! Ancient Egyptian names can be a tongue twister but Simon makes it look easy
Hatshepsut was a really intresting wonan, i´ll heard about her before but not so much. Thank you.
Huge fan and habitual viewer of your channels. I’d be truly grateful if you would do a Biographics on Avatar Meher Baba. Not only did he inspire many great numbers by The Who (British) but lead a remarkable life. One on Keith Moon or John Entwistle would be amazing as well.
Do one on Nanny of the Maroons!
10 year old me understanding everything:me smart😌
Noone:
Simon: 1:18
Me : "My name is Bella Thorne and this is the story of the time I found out, I had Dyslexia" 🙆🏽♀️
Subject of my favorite Puppet History episode... All hail the Watcher
I remember when I was in college I had to write a thesis on Hatsheput. I had to go to the Met and study her statue and history. I got a B + on my report.
I give you an A+ for effort
I love your channel Simon
You guys should do Hedy Lamarr
I know this is kinda off course but I would love to see an episode with André Tchaikovsky.
Love this channel
Wow. What a sophisticated civilisation ancient Egypt was.
Please do King Xerxes, king of Persia, please!
which one of them?
He who took on Leonidas
Also do Darius III, who took on Alexander the Great
That’s a great suggestion
Man the Egyptian and Roman videos always make me wanna load up AC Origins again. God damn is the discovery mode great. Wake up and drink coffee while learning about Ptolomeic Egypt. I'm a bit ADD so interactive things are great, they can actually keep my attention.