Hatshepsut

Also Hat·shep·set

[hat-shep-soot]

noun

1. 1495–75 b.c., queen of Egypt.

Hatshepsut

/ hætˈʃɛpsuːt /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Archaeologists who found the tomb are convinced that it belonged to Thutmose II because inscribed alabaster fragments revealed that his wife and half-sister, Hatshepsut—who became the most powerful female pharaoh in Egyptian history after his death—built the burial chamber in his honor.

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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.

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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.

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Artefacts, including fragments of alabaster jars which bore the inscriptions of the names of Thutmose II and Hatshepsut, provided definitive evidence.

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Those who know history may see shades of Hatshepsut, the woman pharaoh, in that look.

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