New de Young show restores lost queen to her throne

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: October 12, 2005| Author: Monique Beeler, STAFF WRITER | Copyright information

SHE MARRIED her brother, became queen and amicably ruled ancient Egypt with her nephew, who was also her stepson, for nearly 20 years.

A capable leader whose reign brought with it a surge of prosperity and a flowering of the arts, Hatshepsut should be as well known as Cleopatra and Nefertiti.

But she did not seduce the emperors of Rome.

And she did not bedazzle a kingdom with her beauty.

Hatshepsut did make a daring political move, however, that her more famous quee...

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