Hatshepsut
Americannoun
noun
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Highlights include the larger-than-life granite kneeling statue of Queen Hatshepsut from her terraced temple at Deir el-Bahri and a mummified crocodile that measures over eight feet long.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
Thutmose II is best known for being the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, regarded as one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs and one of the few female pharaohs who ruled in her own right.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025
One can say the same of other Egyptian queens who came before Cleopatra, including Hatshepsut and Nefertiti.
From Salon • May 11, 2023
In the poem, Amun-Re himself assumes the form of Thutmose I and, after conceiving Hatshepsut with her mother, predicts that his child will rule all Egypt and elevate it to unsurpassed glory.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
There is only one instance of a Sumerian woman ascending the throne, like Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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