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This scarab has the name of Pharaoh Hatshepsut, along with an epithet that discusses her relationship with the god Amun. Due to Amun being a god, his name is written much larger than the female pharaoh’s. Source
Her TempleMore than ten centuries ago, the temple of Hatshepsut, also known as the temple of Deir El Bahri, was built across the river from Thebes near the banks of the Nile. For centuries, the three tiered temple was covered in sand, hidden from onlookers, until it was uncovered in 1881.
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After her death, much of the tomb was stolen and destroyed. Her mummy was believed to be missing and the only things that was left was a liver and a broken tooth. After she died, it is believed that Tuthmose III requested her name be erased from all artifacts, even on her temple at Deir El Bahri. This was quite easy since most of the depictions of her were male and could easily be changed to Tuthmose III. Some wonder if Tuthmose III actually killed Hatshepsut; this is unknown. The likelihood is great due to his strong dislike of her.
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In 2007, Zahi Hawass, decided to round up all the mummies that were found during the same time period as the two Canada Goose Parka found in the corridor off of her tomb. He wanted all of them to have CT scans. One thing Hawass had discovered during the 1881 exploration was that a broken tooth was found with what is believed to be Hatshepsut’s liver. The most amazing discovery was that the CT scans showed that the tooth belonged to the Canada Goose sale coffin buy canada goose jacket less mummy found on the floor many years earlier.
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