To a great extent Hatshepsut was a successful ruler as she was able to ensure Egypt remained prosperous and stable during her reign while also consolidating her power through foreign policy, building programs and religious reform. Hatshepsut’s foreign policy was a major achievement that made her a successful ruler as her expedition to punt and her minor military campaigns were important to the stability and economy of Egypt. Hatshepsut was a greatly successful ruler because of her building programs and building policies which were important religiously and politically and were innovative for the time. Hatshepsut’s religious policy was also of great success as she was able to both consolidate her power and increase the influence of the priesthood …show more content…
Hatshepsut’s introduced a range of religious innovations during her reign. The cult of Amun-Re was of particular focus for innovations which enjoyed an unprecedented influence during her reign. Hatshepsut introduced a range of innovations including the concept of Amun-re, divine oracles, personal piety and religious festivals . Hatshepsut during her reign was successful in consolidating her power by justifying her relationship with Amun as portrayed by the inscriptions at Deir el-Bahri . Hatshepsut would state how Amun-Re was responsible for her accession to the throne, her military campaigns and her expedition to punt which would justify her actions and ensure that she would remain in power . This promotion of Amun benefitted the priesthood and increased its affluence and influence, Hatshepsut thus appointed a number of priests to civil positions and in return the officials supported Hatshepsut during her reign. Hatshepsut was not just successful in promoting the cult of Amun but in promoting other cults and gods also. Hatshepsut constructed temples to Anubis and Hathor and inscribed on her sarcophagus, Hatshepsut seeks protection from a number of gods including Nut, Isis and Osiris . Hatshepsut was also successful in introducing funerary innovations that became standard usage during the New Kingdom period. Hatshepsut introduced the Amadut a royal funerary text recounting the journey of the pharaoh to the underworld and the Book of the Dead which was a collection of funerary spells mostly used by commoners . Hatshepsut was a successful ruler because of her religious policies and reforms which consolidated her power and highlighted her ability as an