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Jun 29, 2007 · June 29, 2007. The mummy of Egypt's most famous—and most provocative—female pharaoh was identified this week. Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled Egypt for two decades in the 15 th century B.C., was ...
Hatshepsut [a] ( / hɑːtˈʃɛpsʊt / haht-SHEPP-sut; c. 1507–1458 BC) was the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II and the fifth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from c. 1479 BC until c. 1458 BC (Low Chronology). [8] She was Egypt's second confirmed queen regnant, the first being ...
Sep 6, 2007 · This cache of 40 displaced mummies was discovered in the 1870s by the Razzul brothers and moved to Cairo in 1881. However, Hatshepsut’s remains were seemingly not among them and it was feared that her mummy was lost – perhaps having been moved by her stepson Thutmose III, who, on succession, tried to destroy every trace of her reign.
Apr 16, 2019 · The mummy of Hatshepsut. Photograph by Kenneth Garrett, Nat Geo Image Collection. Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, adopting the emblems and titles associated with the title. She had herself ...
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Dec 16, 2009 · Hatshepsut probably died around 1458 B.C., when she would have been in her mid-40s. ... After launching a new search in 2005, a team of archaeologists discovered her mummy in 2007; it is now ...
May 26, 2024 · The mummy provided a wealth of information about Hatshepsut‘s health and appearance, revealing that she likely died in her late 40s and suffered from diabetes, arthritis, and possibly bone cancer. Today, Hatshepsut is celebrated as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egyptian history, and certainly the most successful female ruler.
May 28, 2024 · Hatshepsut, was the female king of Egypt (reigned as coregent c. 1479–73 bce and in her own right c. 1473–58 bce) who attained unprecedented power for a woman, adopting the full titles and regalia of a pharaoh. Hatshepsut, the elder daughter of the 18th-dynasty king Thutmose I and his consort Ahmose, was married to her half brother Thutmose ...
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