🪷 July 27th is the birthday of #Hatshepsut. Those eyes! Unmistakably Ma'at-Ka-Ra #Hatchepsut. New study says her statues were decapitated ritually to "deactivate" their Egyptian occult magical power. But faces were left intact out of pious respect. Full report: https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/we-finally-know-why-queen-hatshepsuts-statues-were-destroyed-in-ancient-egypt 🪷

🪷 27 July #Hatshepsut's birthday. Those eyes! Unmistakably Ma'at-Ka-Ra #Hatchepsut. Other pharaohs sent armies, but she sent a trade expedition to Punt to bring back animals & incense trees. Averted chaos, boosted trade, raised stepson to be Egypt's greatest military ruler. 🪷

🪷 27 July #Hatshepsut's birthday. Those eyes! Unmistakably Ma'at-Ka-Ra #Hatchepsut. Other pharaohs sent armies, but she sent a trade expedition to Punt to bring back animals & incense trees. Averted chaos, boosted trade, raised stepson to be Egypt's greatest military ruler. 🪷