Scarab Inscribed for the God's Wife Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca. 1479–1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7 (G), 1926–27, Steatite (glazed), L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.7 cm (1/4 in), 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
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Scarab Inscribed, God, Wife Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, early, ca, 1479–1458 B.C, Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple, Hatshepsut, Foundation Deposit 7, G, 1926–27, Steatite, glazed, L, 1.7 cm, 11/16, w, 1.3, 1/2, h, 0.7, 1/4, scarab, foundation deposits, located, front, funerary temple, inscription, base reads, title, god, wife, held, principal queen, queen mother
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