In a city full of big exhibitions, sometimes it's the smallest that delights the most, and few are smaller and more ...

The account of Queen Hatshepsut is, in its way, the best thing in the book. An Introduction to Egyptian Religion: an Account of Religion in Egypt during the Eighteenth Dynasty.

Archaeologist Jun Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by Thutmose III.

The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was exceptionally rare. For 100 years, the popular theory held that, after her ...

Hatshepsut, Her Royal Horus name was; Ma’at-ka-re which roughly translates to; “Goddess of Truth is the life force of the Sun God”. She was born in 1507 BCE as the daughter of Pharaoh ...

After her death, Hatshepsut’s names and representations such as statues were systematically erased from her monuments.

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of the power they contained.

Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt roughly 3,500 years ago, taking over following the death of her husband Thutmose II.

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.

Temple of Hatshepsut is ranked #1 out of 9 things to do in Luxor. See pictures and our review of Temple of Hatshepsut.