Hatshepsut (king's daughter)

Hatshepsut was an Ancient Egyptian king's daughter of the 13th Dynasty, around 1750 BC. There are three instances where a person named Hatshepsut is mentioned. It is not known if these are the same or different individuals.

Stela, Cairo Museum CG 20394

A 13th dynasty scarab

A king's daughter Hatshepsut is also known from a scarab seal. According to Ryholt the scarab can be dated to the time before Sobekhotep III on stylistic grounds.[2]

Hatshepsut, a King's Daughter from the time of Ameny Qemau

In 2017 there was discovered a 13th Dynasty pyramid at Dahshur. In the pyramid was found a stone slab with pyramid texts[3] and the name of the king Ameny Qemau. In the same pyramid was found a canopic box naming the king's daughter Hatshepsut.[4] There were also found the remains of a human shaped, wooden coffin.[5]

References
  1. H.O. Lange, H. Schäfer, Grab- und Denksteine des Mittleren Reichs, Theil I: Text zu No. 20001-20399, Berlin, 1902, pp. 393–4
  2. K.S.B. Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800–1550 BC, Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997, ISBN 8772894210, p. 246
  3. Ein neues Fragment der Pyramidentexte ist in der Pyramide des Ameny Qemau gefunden (identified by Ivan Bogdanov)
  4. Owen Jarus: Burial Chamber of Princess Possibly Found in Ancient Egypt Pyramid, in Live Science
  5. Face of an Egyptian Princess Who Lived 4,000 Years Ago Uncovered
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