Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were ...

For years, the story seemed straightforward: Queen Hatshepsut, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful and fascinating rulers, was posthumously erased by her successor, Thutmose III.

Rather, Hatshepsut's statues were broken to "deactivate" them and eliminate their supposed supernatural powers, according to a study published Tuesday (June 24) in the journal Antiquity.

Statue of Hatshepsut on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The daughter of pharaoh Thutmose I, she became queen of Egypt when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, when in their early ...

She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor ...

Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt roughly 3,500 years ago, taking over following the death of her husband Thutmose II Published: Tue 24 Jun 2025, 2:10 PM By: AFP ...

Hatshepsut, known by her royal Horus name Ma’at-ka-re, which translates to “Goddess of Truth is the life force of the Sun God,” was born in 1507 BCE as the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose I and his first ...

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Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be ...