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- ↑ JJ Shirley: The Power of the Elite: The Officials of Hatshepsut's Regency and Coregency. In: José M. Galán, Betsy M. Bryan, Peter F. Dorman (Hrsg.): Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut. Occasional Proceedings of the Theban Workshop (= Studies in Ancient Oriental Civilization. (SAOC), No. 69). The Oriental Institute of University of Chicago, Chicago 2014, ISBN 978-1-61491-024-4, S. 222–223 (PDF-file; 21,7 MB)