Scholars have long believed that Hatshepsut’s spiteful successor wanted to destroy every image of her, but the truth may be more nuanced.

Egyptologists have long claimed the statuary of Hatshepsut in Luxor was wantonly destroyed, it may have been "ritually deactivated" instead.

Hatshepsut declared herself pharaoh, ruling as a man would for over 20 years and portraying herself in statues and paintings with a male body and false beard.

Nevine El-Aref, Sunday 10 Feb 2013. After reconstruction, the limestone chapel of queen Hatshepsut will be put on display for the first time at Karnak Temples' open air museum ...

After the death of ancient-Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut in around 1458 bc, her successor and nephew, Thutmose III, ordered the destruction of her name and image from temples. Did the new king hate ...