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title: Scarabs of Hatshepsut
author: Nicole Lesar
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# Scarabs of Hatshepsut

_Authored by [Nicole Lesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/nicole.dy8/)_

## Image File

[![Scarabs of Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14370.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14370.jpg)

## Image Caption

Scarabs of [Hatshepsut](https://www.worldhistory.org/hatshepsut/) (r. 1479-1458 BCE), 18th Dynasty, [New Kingdom of Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt/).

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art was an integral part of the excavations of Hatshepsut's [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) at Deir al-Bahri. During the 1926-1927 dig season, 299 scarab amulets and stamp seals were discovered near the eastern [wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/) of the temple. Scarabs were very popular amulets, and they were considered to be symbols of regeneration and rebirth.

On the scarabs that were found, there was an example of every title or name that Hatshepsut ever held. These three scarabs have Hatshepsut's birth name inscribed. The hieroglyphs in birth name can be translated to "United with [Amun](https://www.worldhistory.org/amun/), Foremost of the Noble [Women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/)." The name "Hatshepsut" translates to "Foremost of the Noble Women"; she added "United With Amun" to her name at a later point. Hatshepsut claimed that Amun was her father, and adding this part to her name justified her right to rule as [pharaoh](https://www.worldhistory.org/pharaoh/).

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## Bibliography

- [Andrews, Carol. *Amulets of Ancient Egypt.* University of Texas Press, 1994.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/029270464X/)
- [Cooney, Kara. *The Woman Who Would Be King.* Crown, 2015.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/0307956776/)
- [Roehrig, Cathleen A. *Hatshepsut.* The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2006.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/1588391736/)

## About the Author

Nicole is an Earth/Environmental Scientist, who is currently teaching science to middle and high school students. She has a passion for ancient history, particularly ancient Egypt, due to the teachings of her Nonno (grandfather).

## Cite This Work

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