ABSTRACT

ThemajormonumentsofSenenmutareinvariablyinscribedwiththenamesof Hatshepsut,1andtheydisplaythefullgamutofhertitlesasbothqueenandking.In theefforttoestablishachronologicalorderingofthosemonuments,therefore,one oftheflrstgoalsmustbetoascertainthedateofheraccessionascloselyaspossible, andthusflxtheyearinwhich'Hatshepsut'became'Maatkara'intheinscriptionsof herofficials.2Theevidencethatcanbebroughttobearconsistsofbothdatedand undatedcriteria;theformergroupisessentialinarrivingatanabsolutedate,while thelatterisusefulinconfirmingordenyingconclusionsreachedonlywiththedated monuments.Thosedocumentsbearingregnalyeardateswillbeconsideredfirst,as thesewillestablishthelimitsoftherelativelyshortrangeoftimewithwhichthis chapterisconcerned.Theundatedcriteriawillthenbeaddressed,andwhiletheydo notprovidespecificinformationastoregnalyears,theyarenonethelessusefulin suggestingwhetherthedurationoftheHatshepsut'sregencyasqueenmotherwas protractedorbrief.