Cairo, EGYPT: Tourists walk past the statue of Queen Hatshepsut, ancient Egypt’s most famous female pharaoh, at the Egyptian Museum 27 June 2007. Egypt announced today the discovery of the long-lost mummy of Queen Hatshepsut, in what is considered as the most important find since the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Hatshepsut, who ruled for 21 years from 1479 to 1458 BC, was one of the most powerful female monarchs of the ancient world, who declared herself pharaoh after the death of her husband-brother Tuthmosis II. AFP PHOTO/KHALED DESOUKI (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544849“Statue of Queen Hatshepsut, the female pharaoh ath the Hatshepsut temple in Luxor (Thebes), Egypt.See more of my images from Egypt:”
