''Min of the Desert'' is a modern working copy of an

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Hatshepsut Hatshepsut ( ; BC) was the sixth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, Egypt, ruling first as regent, then as queen regnant from until (Low Chronology) and the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose II. She was Egypt's second c ...

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BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

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The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea ''The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea'' is a 2010 British documentary film produced by the BBC. The film premiered on BBC Four on 6 January 2010, and is presented by archaeologist Cheryl Ward. The duration of the film is fifty nine minutes. Overvi ...

''. It was named after the Egyptian fertility god Min.

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