Hatshepsut was an ancient Egyptian ''king's daughter'' of the

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, 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.

Hatshepsut, daughter of Queen Nofret

She is known from a

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stela now in the

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(CG 20394) and found at Abydos, where it is stated that she was the daughter of a ''

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'' Nofret. The name of her royal father is not recorded here. The queen

Nofret Nofret was a noblewoman and princess who lived in Ancient Egypt during the 4th dynasty of Egypt c. 2613 to 2494 BC. ''Nefert'' means "beautiful". Nofret is alternatively known as Nefert or Neferet. Biography Nofret's parents are not known. ...

is not known from other sources. 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, , p. 246 Hatshepsut appears on this stela as wife of the military man Nedjesankh/Iu who had a second wife with the name Nubemwakh. On the stela is also mentioned her daughter, the ''lady of the houses'' Nebetiunet.

A 13th–Dynasty scarab

A ''king's daughter'' Hatshepsut is also known from a scarab seal. According to

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the scarab can be dated to the time before

Sobekhotep III Sobekhotep III (throne name: Sekhemre-sewadjtawy) was an Egyptian king of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt who reigned three to four years, c. 1740 BC or 1700 BC. Family Parents and siblings The family of the king is known from several sources. A ...

on stylistic grounds.

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

In 2017, a 13th Dynasty pyramid at

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was discovered. In the pyramid was found a stone slab with

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and the name of the king

Ameny Qemau Ameny Qemau was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. According to Egyptologists Kim Ryholt and Darrell Baker, he was the 5th king of the dynasty, reigning for 2 years over most of Egypt, except perhaps the ...

. In the same pyramid was found a

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box naming the ''king's daughter'' Hatshepsut, and the fragmented remains of a wooden coffin (later partially reconstructed) carved in a style consistent with a high status female of the Middle Kingdom.Face of an Egyptian Princess Who Lived 4,000 Years Ago Uncovered
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