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Senemut was an architect and official of
the government from the 18th Dynasty of the ancient Egypt. His
name is also spelled Senmout, Senenmut or Senmut and it is said
that he had a love connection with the pharaoh Hatshepsut. The
parents of Senemut were Ramose and Hatnofer; there is much
information about this architect than about other Egyptians that
were not royal faces due to the Senemut parents` tomb which was
discovered and then preserved. Senemut himself supervised the
construction of the tomb. In the history of Egypt Senemut is
known as the ‘Steward of the King's Daughter’ (meaning Neferure)
or as the ‘Steward of the God's Wife’ (meaning Hatshepsut).
Although some Egyptologists say that Senemut entered in the
royal services in the ThutmoseI reign it seems that actually
happened with the Thutmose II reign or while Hatshepsut was not
pharaoh but regent. Senemut received prestigious titles after
the crowning of Hatshepsut as pharaoh. Then he became the king’s
high steward. The transportation and the quarrying of the twin
obelisks were supervised by Senemut; the two obelisks were the
world tallest from those times and were placed at the Temple of
Karnak entrance. One of the twin obelisks broke in two centuries
ago but the other one still exists today. Between the two
obelisks it is said that have stood the Chapelle Rouge (or the
Red Chapel). The most important creation of Senemut is
Hatshepsut’s Mortuary Temple complex in Deir El-Bahri. The
central point was Djeser-Djeseru (‘Sublime of the Sublimes’),
which is considered one of the ancient world greatest buildings.
There were two tombs made for Senemut, one near to the mortuary
temple of Hatshepsut and one in the Tombs of Nobles but it isn’t
known where he was buried. |
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