Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt

She is generally regardedf by Egyptologists as one of the most successful pharaohs, reigning longer than any other womanan indigenous Egyptian dynasty

Hatshepsut was given a reign of about twenty-two yearsby ancient authors

Hatshepsut established the trade networks that had been disrupted during the Hyksos occupation of Egypt during

the Second Intermediate Period, thereby building the wealth of the eighteenth dynasty.

One of the most famous examples of the legends about Hatshepsut is a myth about her birth. In this myth,

 Amun goes to Ahmose in the form of Thutmose I and awakens her with pleasant odors. At this point Amun places the ankh, a symbol of life, to Ahmose's nose,

And Hatshepsut is conceived by Ahmose. Khnum, 
the god who forms the bodies of human children,

is then instructed to create a body and ka, or corporal presence/life force, for Hatshepsut. Heket, 

The goddess of life and fertility,
 and Khnum then lead Ahmose along to a lioness' bed where she gives birth to Hatshepsut. 

Reliefs depicting each step in these events are at Karnak and in her mortuary temple.

The Oracle of Amun proclaimed that it was the will of Amun that Hatshepsut be pharaoh,

further strengthening her position. She reiterated Amun's support by having these proclamations by the god Amun carved on her monuments

Hatshepsut died as she was approaching what we would consider middle age given typical contemporary lifespans,

in her twenty-second regnal year,

the precise date of Hatshepsut's death