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Was hapshepsut a man or woman?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The Pharoah Hatshepsut was biologically a woman, but socially a man. Pharoahs in Egypt at that time were always male, so Hatshepsut (born a woman) became ritually male upon assuming the office. She would wear a fake beard and male clothes for official occasions, etc.

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14y ago

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