Editing Hatshepsut (section)

===Proposed mummy===
[[File:Mummy of Hatshepsut.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The KV60A mummy, thought to be that of Hatshepsut]]
In 1903, Howard Carter had discovered tomb [[KV60]] in the Valley of the Kings. It contained two female mummies: one identified as Hatshepsut's wet nurse and the other unidentified. In spring 2007, the unidentified body, called KV60A, was finally removed from the tomb by Dr. [[Zahi Hawass]] and taken to Cairo's Egyptian Museum for testing. This mummy was missing a tooth, and the space in the jaw perfectly matched Hatshepsut's existing molar, found in the DB320 "canopic box". Based on this, Hawass concluded that the KV60A mummy is very likely Hatshepsut.{{sfn|National Geographic|2007}}{{sfn|Brown|2009}}

While the mummy and the tooth could be DNA tested to see if it belonged to the same person and confirm the mummy's identity, Hawass, the Cairo Museum and some Egyptologists have refused to do it as it would require destroying the tooth to retrieve the DNA.{{sfn|National Geographic|2007}}{{sfn|Brown|2009}} Her death has since been attributed to a [[benzopyrene]] [[carcinogen]]ic skin lotion found in possession of the Pharaoh, which led to her having [[bone cancer]]. Other members of the queen's family are thought to have suffered from inflammatory skin diseases that tend to be genetic. Assuming that the mummy is that of Hatshepsut, it is likely that she inadvertently poisoned herself while trying to soothe her itchy, irritated skin.{{sfn|University of Bonn|2011}}{{sfn|Wilford|2007|loc=A single tooth and some DNA clues appear to have solved the mystery of the lost mummy of Hatshepsut, one of the great queens of ancient Egypt, who reigned in the 15th century B.C.}}{{sfn|Wright|2007}} It also would suggest that she had arthritis and bad teeth, which may be why the tooth was removed.{{sfn|Wilford|2007}}

However, in 2011, the tooth was identified as the molar from a lower jaw, whereas the mummy from KV60 was missing a molar from its upper jaw, thus casting doubt on the supposed identification.<ref>{{harvnb|Graefe|2011|pp=41–43}}. See also {{harvnb|Thimes|2008|pp=6–7}}</ref>