English
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut comes from Egyptian HAt:t-A51-t:Z2ss.
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEHAt:t-A51-t:Z2ssliterally ‘Foremost of Noblewomen’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Hatshepsut
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Egyptianc. 3200 BCE–600 CEHAt:t-A51-t:Z2ssliterally ‘Foremost of Noblewomen’
- Englishearliest quotation 2016Hatshepsut
Earliest quotation: 2016, Ryan Metcalfe, Hatshepsut’s Tooth: “The documentary film refers to using the CT scans…”
A compound of ḥꜣt ‘front’ + špst ‘noblewoman’
Egyptian šps ‘nobleman’
Egyptian špst ‘noblewoman’
Every English word from Egyptian HAt:t-A51-t:Z2ss
Today it means
name An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Egyptian HAt:t-A51-t:Z2ss / Hatshepsut