How old was Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt when she died?
Unfortunately, Hatshepsut who insisted on her Divine and contractual right to rule the Nile Lands (The African Queen) ran into opposition from Egyptian priests who believed only men could rule. Reluctantly they had to agree to Hatshepsut’s accession. The next problem came when she decided to go to Punt -Israel-Phoenicia on a journey of enquiry that ended up as a pilgrimage because she returned to Egypt as a believer in Jehovah the God of Israel. That was just too much for the Egyptians and their priests. They allied themselves with another prince who became known as Thutmose III and they seem to have forced Hatshepsut off the throne. This is probably why we do not know her age at death. It is unlikely the Egyptians executed her. There is no real evidence she died in office. That leaves abdication or retirement the more likely and the circumstances discussed here make this quite a sensible conclusion. In her retirement, which she therefore most likely spent with Ethiopians, she actively
