Queen Hatshepsut ruled Egypt roughly 3,500 years ago, taking over following the death of her husband Thutmose II.

Trending News: A recent study challenges the long-held belief that Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed out of spite by Thutmose III. Research suggests many sta ...

This phenomenon of deactivation was not exclusive to Hatshepsut, as in Egyptian tradition, statues of earlier rulers — even those of male pharaohs — were subjected to similar processes to nullify ...

Rather, Hatshepsut's statues were broken to "deactivate" them and eliminate their supposed supernatural powers, according to a study published Tuesday (June 24) in the journal Antiquity.

The destruction of statues of the ancient Egyptian Queen Hatshepsut may not after all have been part of a campaign of retribution by her nephew and successor, King Thutmose III, archaeologists ...

Re-assessment of damaged statues depicting the famous female pharaoh Hatshepsut questions the prevailing view that they were destroyed as an act of defilement, indicating Hatshepsut was treated ...

The shattered statues of Queen Hatshepsut: the reasons for the wreckage Ritual ‘retirement’ rather than family feud might explain why so many figures of the female pharaoh are broken and cracked.

Hatshepsut, known by her royal Horus name Ma’at-ka-re, which translates to “Goddess of Truth is the life force of the Sun God,” was born in 1507 BCE as the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose I and ...

Former Liverpool, Barcelona and Spain goalkeeper Pepe Reina has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 42. Reina made over 900 appearances in a senior career spanning 25 ...

Pope Leo’s May 19 appointment of Cardinal Reina as grand chancellor appears to be a return to the former practice of linking the leadership of the institute to the vicar general of Rome.

Cardinal Baldassare Reina, a former auxiliary bishop of Rome and native of Sicily, serves as Vicar General of His Holiness for the Diocese of Rome and was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2024.