Page "Hatshepsut" Paragraph 7

The earliest attestation of Hatshepsut as pharaoh occurs in the tomb of Ramose and Hatnofer where a collection of grave goods contained a single pottery jar or amphora from the tomb's chamber — which was stamped with the date Year 7.

Another jar from the same tomb — which was discovered in situ by a 1935 – 1936 Metropolitan Museum of Art expedition on a hillside near Thebes — was stamped with the seal of the ' God's Wife Hatshepsut ' while two jars bore the seal of ‘ The Good Goddess Maatkare ’</ ref > The dating of the amphorae, " sealed into the burial chamber by the debris from Senenmut's own tomb ," is undisputed which means that Hatshepsut was acknowledged as the king of Egypt by Year 7 of her reign.