Hatshepsut

[ hat-shep-soot ]

noun

1. 1495–75 b.c., queen of Egypt.

Hatshepsut

/ hætˈʃɛpsuːt /

noun

1. Hatshepsut?1512 bc1482 bcFEgyptianPOLITICS: hereditary ruler queen of Egypt of the l8th dynasty (?1512–1482 bc ). She built a great mortuary temple at Deir el Bahri near Thebes

Example Sentences

Those who know history may see shades of Hatshepsut, the woman pharaoh, in that look.

From Salon

Meanwhile Hatshepsut, one of Egypt's historical female leaders, is now playable.

From BBC

Egyptian kings had previously fashioned themselves in stylized ways, with wigs and crowns and artificial decorative beards, Oldstone-Moore notes, so Hatshepsut’s beard was aligned with her predecessors’ sartorial customs.

From National Geographic

Beyoncé and Rihanna have adorned themselves as Nefertiti, the ancient queen of Egypt; Nina Simone said she believed she was Nefertiti reincarnate; and Tina Turner once sang about being Queen Hatshepsut — an ancient Egyptian pharaoh — in a past life.

From New York Times

One can say the same of other Egyptian queens who came before Cleopatra, including Hatshepsut and Nefertiti.

From Salon