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Hatshepsut (/ h ɑː t ˈ ʃ ɛ p s ʊ t / 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).
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.
Dec 16, 2009 · Hatshepsut oversaw ambitious building projects, including the Temple of Deir el-Bahri, during her reign in 15th century B.C. as a rare Egyptian female pharaoh.
Oct 19, 2016 · Hatshepsut (r. 1479-1458 BCE) was the first female ruler of ancient Egypt to reign as a male with the full authority of pharaoh. Her name means "Foremost of Noble Women " or "She is First Among Noble Women". She began her reign as regent to her stepson Thutmose III (r. 1458-1425 BCE) who would succeed her.
Oct 14, 2020 · Hatshepsut was the longest reigning female pharaoh. Under her reign, Egypt prospered. Known as “The Woman Who Was King,” the Egyptian economy flourished during her time as pharaoh.
Jan 22, 2018 · Unearthing Hatshepsut, Egypt's Most Powerful Female Pharaoh. Excavators from a 1928–29 expedition in Egypt sorting fragments of granite statues. At back left is Djeser-Djeseru, Hatshepsut's mortuary complex. Photo by Harry Burton, February 15, 1929.
Hatshepsut was born at the dawn of a glorious age of Egyptian imperial power and prosperity, rightly called the New Kingdom. Her father, King Thutmose I, was a...
Considered one of Egypt’s greatest pharaohs—man or woman—Hatshepsut brought great wealth and artistry to her land. She sponsored one of Egypt’s most successful trading...
Apr 16, 2019 · April 16, 2019. • 5 min read. For many years, Hatshepsut (ca 1508– 1458 B.C.) appeared content with the traditional female role of supporting player among Egypt’s royals....
Cleopatra may be the most famous woman of ancient Egypt, but far more significant was Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh who reigned for nearly twenty years in the fifteenth century B.C., during the early period of the New Kingdom.
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