Hatshepsut

American

[hat-shep-soot] / hætˈʃɛp sut /

Also Hatshepset

noun

1495–75 b.c., queen of Egypt.

Hatshepsut British

/ hætˈʃɛpsuːt /

noun

queen of Egypt of the l8th dynasty (?1512–1482 _bc ). She built a great mortuary temple at Deir el Bahri near Thebes

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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

He 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. 19, 2025

One can say the same of other Egyptian queens who came before Cleopatra, including Hatshepsut and Nefertiti.

From Salon • May 11, 2023

Akhenaten and Ramesses II built new cities as testaments to their greatness, and many others like Hatshepsut commissioned elaborate tombs, temples, and monuments.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

But these two great obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut were 98½ feet high, and weighed about 350 tons apiece.

From Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt by Baikie, Constance N.

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