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
Those who know history may see shades of Hatshepsut, the woman pharaoh, in that look.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2024
Meanwhile Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's historical female leaders, is now playable.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2024
They include the conqueror Amenhotep I, the indomitable Queen Hatshepsut, “the magnificent” Amenhotep III, the transformative Akhenaten, and the highly celebrated Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The obelisks of Karnak are mostly hidden amid the central courts; and those of Queen Hatshepsut were imbedded for seventeen feet of their height in masses of masonry which concealed their bases.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by Maspero, G. (Gaston)
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