Name: The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten
Uploaded: 2024-09-06T22:08:12Z
Duration: 4 min 18 s
Description: Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh’s name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle. [Directed by Steff Lee, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Kate Green: The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten

The pharaoh that wouldn't be forgotten

Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh during the New Kingdom in Egypt. Twenty years after her death, somebody smashed her statues, took a chisel and attempted to erase the pharaoh’s name and image from history. But who did it? And why? Kate Green investigates Hatshepsut's history for clues to this ancient puzzle. [Directed by Steff Lee, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Centuries after her reign, Hatshepsut’s statues were shattered and her name was chiseled off monuments in an act of damnatio memoriae. This extraordinary erasure attempted to wipe away her rule, which defied norms by putting a woman on Egypt’s throne. Despite efforts to restore order by eradicating her memory, evidence of her architectural, economic, and religious achievements survived. Her story reveals both the fragility and resilience of historical memory.