Hatshepsut

English

Etymology

From the short form of her birth name, Egyptian


(ḥꜣt-špswt, “Hatshepsut”, literally “Foremost of Noblewomen”), from ḥꜣt (“front”) + the plural of špst (“noblewoman”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hætˈʃɛpsʊt/

Proper noun

Hatshepsut (plural Hatshepsuts)

  1. An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
    • 2016, Ryan Metcalfe, “Hatshepsut’s Tooth”, in Richard H. Wilkinson, Kent R. Weeks, editors, The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part X (Human Remains from the KV and Their Study), chapter 27 (Recent Identity and Relationship Studies, Including X-Rays and DNA), page 404:
      The documentary film refers to using the CT scans to build a composite Thutmosid face to compare to the putative Hatshepsuts as well as indicating any possible “common features” that she may have shared with them (Quilici 2007b).

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