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When her husband became ill ... beard for publicity purposes’ … head of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Makare Hatshepsut. Note the ‘beard’ on her chin. British archaeologist Howard Carter ...
Hatshepsut — who later became pharaoh and was arguably the first ancient Egyptian ruler to be buried at the Valley of the Kings — chose to inter her husband elsewhere. You may like 'Not enough ...
He was husband and half-brother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and father of Thutmose III, arguably ancient Egypt's greatest military leader. Thutmose was himself of royal blood as a biological ...
The remarkable find is located in the Western Valley (a burial ground for queens rather than kings), near the complex of Deir el-Bahari, which houses the funerary temple of Hatshepsut. Both of us ...
The excavation suggests that Hatshepsut built burial places for her father, and for Thutmose II, who was her husband and half brother — and that she later moved them to a new tomb she had ...
King Thutmose II of the 18th dynasty, who reigned during the 15th century B.C., was the husband of one of ancient Egypt’s greatest pharaohs, Queen Hatshepsut, who ruled over an era of prolific ...
He was husband and half-brother of the female pharaoh Hatshepsut, and father of Thutmose III, arguably ancient Egypt’s greatest military leader. Thutmose was himself of royal blood as a ...
His wife, Queen Hatshepsut, was one of the few women known to have ruled Egypt. Her mortuary temple is on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor, not far from where her husband’s tomb was found.
The king, who was both the half-brother and husband of Queen Hatshepsut, is also known for numerous scarabs bearing his throne name, many of which are held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New ...
Researchers could also confirm that Queen Hatshepsut—one of only two queens known to rule over ancient Egypt—oversaw the burial of her husband and half-sibling. Further analysis appears to ...