Hatshepsut
1495–75 b.c., queen of Egypt.
- Also Hatasu, Hat·shep·set [hat-shep-set]. /hætˈʃɛp sɛt/.
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Michelle met with arts luminaries in the gallery in the Egyptian wing named for Hatshepsut, the woman who ruled as pharaoh.
But these two great obelisks of Queen Hatshepsut were 98½ feet high, and weighed about 350 tons apiece.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt | James BaikieQueen Hatshepsut has left other memorials of her greatness besides the temple with its story of her voyage.
Peeps at Many Lands: Ancient Egypt | James BaikieIt was always Hatshepsut's desire to be represented as a man, and so both the children are boys.
Legends Of Babylon And Egypt | Leonard W. KingEven Queen Hatshepsut assumed one when she wished to appear regal.
The World's Progress, Vol. I (of X) | Various
In the valley of the Nile there was erected a temple to Queen Hatshepsut.
Myths and Legends of Ancient Egypt | Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for Hatshepsut
Hatshepset
/ (hætˈʃɛpsuːt) /
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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