Senenmut – Egyptian Pharaohs
Facts about the engineer who built Deir El Bahari in Luxor, the history of the Pharaonic civilization, the secrets of his love story and passion for Queen Hatshepsut “Female Pharaohs” in the ancient Pharaonic Ancient Egypt, and more..
Senenmut Facts
He is the engineer for architectural affairs and among the ministers in the royal court during the era of Queen Hatshepsut from the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt during The New Kingdom period.
He is the engineer responsible for building the famous Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut located in Deir el-Bahri in the ancient city of Luxor, “Thebes.” Hatshepsut gave Snemet approximately 75 royal titles. Learn about the life of Minister Senmet and the architectural works that he carried out during his life, below.
Senenmut, or Vizier Senmet, was born to a commoner father and mother. His father was Ramos and Hattover.
Minister Senenmut was the third of his brothers. Senenmut was the chief priest of the temple of the God Montu, the most famous ancient Egyptian deities, as in the Ancient Egyptian religion, located in the town of Armant..
Minister Senenmut also worked in a temple located in the Karnak Temple, and he even held the title of director of the House of God Amun and was the supervisor of the grains and stores, as well as the livestock..
After meeting Senmet with Hatshepsut, she entrusted him with the care of her daughter, Princess Neferure, and he was in charge of managing her property.
The daughter died in the 11th year of the reign of Queen Hatshepsut, her mother.
Not only was Samant, but he was also a military commander during the reign of king Amenhotep I, the most famous Egyptian Pharaohs kings, as well as during the reign of his successor, King Thutmose I.
It is also said by archaeologist “Dorman” that Senmet carried approximately 80 titles.
Acts of Minister Senenmut
Supervising the manufacture of the pharaohs’ Obelisks is one of the works carried out by Senmet.
Where he supervised the process of cutting stones to carve The unfinished obelisk in Aswan.
These obelisks were ordered by Queen Hatshepsut, the most famous Pharaonic queen of Egypt.
After that, Senmet’s work continued and he designed the temple for Hatshepsut, located in Deir el-Bahari, near the tombs of the Valley of the Kings..
The temple comes in the form of 3 floors in a stepped form, and the entire life of Hatshepsut is depicted on the wall of the temple, starting from her birth, to indicate the development of the arts of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt and Architecture in ancient Egypt.
As a result of Senmet’s closeness to the queen, she allowed him to put his name and his picture on one of the main doors of the temple.
There are even some historians who believe that there was a love relationship between them.
Since Queen Hatshepsut was married to King Thutmose II, but he died in the prime of his youth, and his son, King Thutmose III, was still young..
Hatshepsut, Minister Senenmut
Queen Senenmut sought help in matters of Ancient Egyptian Government, and some historians and Egyptology say that Minister Senenmut participated with the queen in “the legendary life as in the legends of the Pharaohs and the stories “Egyptian Mythology” of Ancient Egyptian Literature.”“.
Surprisingly, the end of both Hatshepsut and Senemt was ambiguous, until it was known that death was due to illness.
There are two tombs for Senmet, one near the Temple of Hatshepsut and the second in the Qurna cemetery.
Thutmose III vandalized those tombs, because of his hatred for Hatshepsut and his desire to remove any trace of their existence..
One of the special rewards from Queen Hatshepsut to Minister Senenmut is the construction of a tomb near the temple. The temple is 97 meters long and 42 meters deep..
The Pharaonic sarcophagus “Ancient Egyptian Coffins” comes with a chamber decorated with an astronomical calendar, indicating the development of Astronomy in ancient Egypt.
Hatshepsut Temple
Minister Senenmut supervised the construction of Hatshepsut’s temple, and its design was different from the designs of other Egyptian Temples..
The traditional design was a temple with a huge gate and a courtyard with columns.
While the temple of Hatshepsut, the most famous of the funerary Mortuary Temples, came with a portico instead of an edifice, and the columns were also replaced with balconies, thus the design was different from any other temple..
The temple is connected to the Valley Temple through the Nile River Road, using a road designated for processions, and the road is up to a kilometer long.
The road ends with the first foyer and the hallway. The foyer and the hallway are made up of a double-columned hall.
The gallery is open to the east, and ends on the right and left with a statue of Queen Hatshepsut.
The third floor ends with the sanctuary of Amun God Ra and God Anubis, in addition to the presence of the sanctuary of the God Hathor..
The death of Minister Senmet
During the death of Queen Hatshepsut’s daughter, Neferu Ra, Senmet’s career disappeared.
Even his history has disappeared, and it is worth noting that it is not yet known when he died.
Also, the Mummy of the Pharaohs was not found, although there were tombs for him, but he was not in them.
Senmet was depicted in many pictures, including a statue in the Brooklyn Museum, in which he is sitting and holding a cube in his hands engraved with the name of Queen Sheshepsut..
There is also another statue located in The British Museum in London, which embraces Neferu Ra, and there is also a painted fragment of him that was present in the niche of his tomb..
Note: Facts and secrets of the history of the Pharaoh kings will be added soon…
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