\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 Hatshepsut was one of the very few women ever to sit on the throne of Egypt, initially as regent of her son-in-law Thutmosis III. She
reigned as \i de facto\i0 absolute sovereign for about twenty years. She ushered in a period of peace, suspending the military campaigns undertaken by her predecessors.\par
This carving in almost full relief depicts Hatshepsut along with her consort, P
rince Senynefer. \par
Over her full wig the queen is wearing a diadem decorated with a plait of lotus flowers. The uraeus, the divine cobra that protected Egyptian rulers, is applied to her forehead.