Hat·shep·sut (h t-sh p s t ) also Hat·shep·set (-st) Died c. 1482 b.c. Queen of Egypt (1503-1482) who on the death of her husband, Thutmose II (c. 1504), became regent for her son Thutmose III. She bestowed the title of pharaoh on herself and adopted all the pharaonic customs, including the wearing of a false beard. |
Hatshepsut [hætˈʃɛpsuːt], Hatshepset
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(Biographies / Hatshepsut (?1512 bc-1482 bc) F, Egyptian, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 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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