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hatshepset

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Hat⋅shep⋅sut

  [hat-shep-soot]
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–noun
1495–75 b.c., queen of Egypt.
Also, Hatasu, Hat⋅shep⋅set  [hat-shep-set] .
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Hat·shep·sut   (hāt-shěp'sōōt')   
Queen of Egypt (1503-1482) who on the death of her husband, Thutmose II (c. 1504), became regent for her son Thutmose III. She bestowed the title of pharaoh on herself and adopted all the pharaonic customs, including the wearing of a false beard.
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