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title: Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut
author: Nicole Lesar
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14317/kneeling-statue-of-hatshepsut/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

_Authored by [Nicole Lesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nicole.dy8/)_

## Image File

[![Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14317.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14317.jpg)

## Image Caption

This is a large, kneeling statue of [Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/hatshepsut/) that was found during excavations of her [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at Deir el-Bahri. In this statue, Hatshepsut is depicted wearing the nemes headcloth, a false beard on her chin, andis kneeling with a nemset jar in each hand. The headcloth and false beard was not representative of Hatshepsut trying to be a male, it followed traditional depictions of the [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/) in [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) statuary.

Interestingly, in this statue Hatshepsut is seen kneeling, an uncommon pose for a pharaoh since they were considered to be gods on Earth. Here she is depicted kneeling as she makes an offering to the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/) (the nemset jars). Inscriptions on the statue indicate that Hatshepsut is offering "[maat](https://www.worldhistory.org/Ma'at/)" to Amun. (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

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## Bibliography

- [Roehrig, Cathleen A. *Hatshepsut.* The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1588391736/)

## About the Author

Nicole is an Earth/Environmental Scientist, who is currently teaching science to middle and high school students. She has a passion for ancient history, particularly ancient Egypt, due to the teachings of her Nonno (grandfather).

## Cite This Work

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