Hatshepsut, Queen of Sheba

"e;Hatshepsut, Queen of ShebaA"e; argues that the Egyptian queen Hatshepsut, who ruled as "e;pharaoh"e; during the early years of the Eighteenth Dynasty, was the same person as the Queen of Sheba, who famously visited King Solomon in Jerusalem. Since Hatshepsut is normally believed to have lived around 500 years before Solomon, this implies a dramatic rewriting of ancient history. The book is written in the manner of a historical detective work, looking at a wide variety of types of evidence. There is also a critical examination of the literature which has grown around this topic over the past four decades. The approach is interdisciplinary, with the findings of archaeology quoted alongside the testimony of ancient authors such as Josephus and Herodotus, as well as the Bible. The book is designed to provide a scholarly addition to the literature, of use to students and researchers.

"e;Hatshepsut, Queen of ShebaA"e; argues that the Egyptian queen Hatshepsut, who ruled as "e;pharaoh"e; during the early years of the Eighteenth Dynasty, was the same person as the Queen of Sheba, who famously visited King Solomon in Jerusalem. Since Hatshepsut is normally believed to have lived around 500 years before Solomon, this implies a dramatic rewriting of ancient history. The book is written in the manner of a historical detective work, looking at a wide variety of types of evidence. There is also a critical examination of the literature which has grown around this topic over the past four decades. The approach is interdisciplinary, with the findings of archaeology quoted alongside the testimony of ancient authors such as Josephus and Herodotus, as well as the Bible. The book is designed to provide a scholarly addition to the literature, of use to students and researchers.