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Hatshepsut, His Majesty, Herself (English)ISBN: 9780689825620Publisher: Simon & Schuster Format: Hardcover Published Date: March 2001 MSRP: $17.00 Synopsis: A biography of Hatshepsut, one of the few female rulers of ancient Egypt. When she came into power, Hatshepsut dressed like a man and since no word existed for a female ruler, she declared herself a Pharaoh. These facts, along with hieroglyphics that depicted her as a male f... read more A biography of Hatshepsut, one of the few female rulers of ancient Egypt. When she came into power, Hatshepsut dressed like a man and since no word existed for a female ruler, she declared herself a Pharaoh. These facts, along with hieroglyphics that depicted her as a male figure, caused many archaeologists to originally belive that Hatshepsut was actually a man. minimize
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