Scarab Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut

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ca. 1479–1458 B.C. · Steatite (glazed) · Egyptian Art

This scarab was found in one of the foundation deposits located along the front of Hatshepsut's funerary temple at Deir el-Bahri. The inscription on the base reads: God's Wife Hatshepsut. The title "god's wife" was held by the principal queen or the queen mother. Hatshepsut inherited the title while she was principal queen of her half-brother, Thutmose II. Soon after taking on the titles of King, Hatshepsut passed the title to her daughter, Neferure (see 27.3.324).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Medium

Steatite (glazed)

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1927