Hatshepsut (king's daughter)

Hatshepsut was the name of one or several

. There are three instances where a person named Hatshepsut is mentioned. It is not known if these items refer to the same or different individuals.

Three items referring to a King's Daughter Hatshepsut are known. All attestations seem to date to the early 13th Dynasty.

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The stela belonged to the Commander of the [Ruler's] Crew Nedjesankh/Iu who had two wives, Hatshepsut, daughter of King's Wife Nofret, and a second wife with the name Nubemwakh. On the stela is also mentioned her daughter, the lady of the houses Nebetiunet. The stela has been published.[6]

A king's daughter Hatshepsut is also known from a

, in the early 13th Dynasty.

Pyramid of King's Daughter Hatshepsut

Pyramid

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Second Intermediate Period

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Burial Chamber

A burial chamber beneath the pyramid was still sealed with a 10 ton granite stone. Once opened, the contents inside were already heavily disturbed, indicating the burial chamber had been robbed before the chamber was sealed. Inside was found a decorated wooden box thought to be the canopic box naming the king's daughter Hatshepsut,^[11] missing the four canopic jars. The box originally stood in a niche in the burial chamber, but was found on the floor. Also found was the fragmented remains of a wooden coffin (later partially reconstructed) carved in a style consistent with a high status female of the Middle Kingdom with a Hathor-wig.^[12] There was no mummy, but bones found indicate the tomb was used.