Mr。WallisBudgesaysinhisbookontheantiquitiesofEgypt：\"ItwouldbeunjusttothememoryofagreatmanandaloyalservantofHatshepsu，ifweomittedtomentionthenameofSenmut，thearchitectandoverseerofworksatDeir-el-Bahari。\"ByallmeansletSenmutbementioned，andthenlethimbeutterlyforgotten。Aradiantqueenreignshere——aqueenoffantasyandsplendor，andofthatdivineshallowness——refinedfrivolityliterallycutintothemountain——whichisthenoteofDeir-el-Bahari。Andwhatacleverbackground！Oh，Hatshepsuknewwhatshewasdoingwhenshebuilthertemplehere。ItwasnotthesolemnSenmut（heworeabeard，I’msure）whochosethatbackground，ifIknowanythingofwomen。
LongbeforeIvisitedDeir-el-BahariIhadlookedatitfromafar。Myeyeshadbeendrawntoitmerelyfromitssituationrightunderneaththemountains。Ihadasked：\"Whatdothoselittlepillarsmean？Andarethoselittledoors？\"Ihadpromisedmyselftogothere，asonepromisesoneselfa/bonnebouche/tofinishahappybanquet。AndIhadrealizedthesubtlety，essentiallyfeminine，thathadplacedatemplethere。AndMenu-Hotep’stemple，perhapsyousay，wasitnottherebeforethequeen’s？Thenhemusthavepossessedasubtletypurelyfeminine，orhavebeenadvisedbyoneofhiswivesinhisbuildingoperations，orbysomefavoritefemaleslave。Blundering，unsubtlemanwouldprobablythinkthatthebestwaytoattractandtofixattentiononanyobjectwastomakeitmuchbiggerthanthingsnearandaroundit，tosetupagiantamongdwarfs。
NotsoQueenHatshepsu。Moreartfulinhergeneration，shesetherlongbutlittletempleagainsttheprecipicesofLibya。Andwhatistheresult？Simplythatwheneveronelookstowardthemonesays，\"Whatarethoselittlepillars？\"Orifoneismoreinstructed，onethinksaboutQueenHatshepsu。Theprecipicesareasnothing。Awoman’swilehasblottedthemout。
Andyethowgrandtheyare！Ihavecalledthemtiger-coloredprecipices。Andtheysuggesttawnywildbeasts，fierce，bredinalandthatisthepreyofthesun。Everyshadeoforangeandyellowglowsandgrowspaleontheirbosses，intheirclefts。Theyshootoutturretsofrockthatblazelikeflamesintheday。Theyshowgreatteeth，likethetigerwhenanyonedrawsnear。And，likethetiger，theyseemperpetuallyinformedbyaspiritthatisangry。Blakewroteofthetiger：
\"Tiger，tiger，burningbrightIntheforestsofthenight。\"