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Thutmose II

Thutmose II was the fourth pharaoh of Egypt's Eighteenth Dynasty, reigning approximately from 1493 to 1479 BCE as successor to his father Thutmose I.^[1] Born to Thutmose I and a secondary consort named Mutneferet, he strengthened his legitimacy by marrying his half-sister Hatshepsut, daughter of Thutmose I's principal wife Ahmose.^[2] During his rule, Thutmose II dispatched forces to quell a Nubian revolt, extending Egyptian control southward, and conducted punitive raids against Shasu nomads in the Sinai and southern Levant to secure trade routes and borders.^[1] These campaigns, while successful in preserving imperial stability, yielded limited monumental records, with his reign's documentation overshadowed by the subsequent prominence of Hatshepsut as regent for his young son and successor, Thutmose III.^[1] Scholarly analysis of contemporary inscriptions suggests his effective rule may have been shorter than traditional chronologies indicate, possibly limited to a few years before his death in his early thirties.^[3]

Family and Early Life

Parentage and Succession

Thutmose II was the son of Pharaoh Thutmose I and his secondary consort Mutneferet, a non-principal wife likely of noble but not fully royal descent.^[4]^[5] This filiation is confirmed by royal inscriptions from his reign, including dedicatory texts at the Karnak temple complex that explicitly name Mutneferet as his mother, distinguishing her from Thutmose I's chief queen Ahmose.^[6] Such attestations served to establish his direct lineage within the Eighteenth Dynasty, countering any ambiguity arising from his mother's secondary status.^[7] Upon Thutmose I's death circa 1493 BC, Thutmose II ascended as the legitimate heir, having outlived his elder brothers Amenmose and Wadjmose, who predeceased their father without issue.^[7]^[1] Egyptian dynastic norms prioritized male primogeniture for pharaonic succession, ensuring continuity through the paternal line rather than female relatives, such as Thutmose I's daughter Ahmose or other princesses born to Ahmose.^[4] This adherence is evidenced by the absence of rival claims in contemporary stelae and the seamless transition reflected in administrative scarabs dated to early years of Thutmose II's sole rule.^[6] To bolster his royal purity amid questions of maternal lineage, Thutmose II married his half-sister Hatshepsut, the fully royal daughter of Thutmose I and Ahmose, thereby aligning his rule with the purest bloodline and preempting challenges to dynastic legitimacy.^[4]^[1] While some scarabs and stelae show overlapping regnal dating patterns suggestive of a brief co-regency overlap with Thutmose I around 1506–1493 BC, the preponderance of evidence supports direct succession without formal joint rule.^[6]

Marriage and Offspring

Thutmose II's primary marriage was to his half-sister Hatshepsut, the daughter of Thutmose I and his principal wife Ahmose, a union arranged to reinforce the purity of the royal bloodline amid the Eighteenth Dynasty's tradition of sibling marriages among pharaohs.^[8] This marriage is attested in temple reliefs and inscriptions where Hatshepsut is depicted and titled as Great Royal Wife, underscoring her elevated status despite Thutmose II's origins from a secondary union.^[1] The couple produced at least one verified offspring, a daughter named Neferure, whose existence is confirmed through dedicatory inscriptions and statues portraying her in royal contexts, such as alongside her parents in temple scenes.^[1] Thutmose II also had a secondary consort, Iset (sometimes titled as a lesser wife or harem member), who bore his sole known male heir, Thutmose III; Iset's role and maternity are evidenced by her posthumous titles and references in Thutmose III's era inscriptions linking her to the succession.^[1]^[2] These heirs contributed to dynastic continuity, with the male successor ensuring the throne's transmission despite the limited progeny from the principal marriage.^[1]

Reign

Chronological Debates

The chronology of Thutmose II's reign has been contested in Egyptological scholarship, with the primary divide between a brief tenure of approximately 3–4 years (ca. 1479–1476 BC) and a longer period of 13–14 years (ca. 1493–1479 BC).^[1]^[9] The short reign hypothesis draws on the scarcity of securely dated contemporary monuments, where the highest attested regnal dates are limited to Year 1 or possibly Year 2, such as an inscription referencing II Akhet in Year 1.^[3] This paucity aligns with the rarity of artifacts like scarabs bearing his names, which are far less common than those of contemporaries, suggesting limited time for production and distribution under his rule.^[10] Supporting the short duration, Hatshepsut's premature Sed festival in her regnal Year 16 has been interpreted as commemorating roughly 30 years of dynastic continuity from Thutmose I's accession, incorporating an abbreviated reign for Thutmose II of about 3 years alongside Thutmose I's 11–12 years and her own initial years as regent or co-ruler. This reading implies minimal overlap between Thutmose II's death and Hatshepsut's consolidation of power, consistent with Thutmose III's youth at succession and the absence of extended co-regency markers in surviving inscriptions. Recent analyses reinforce this view, estimating Thutmose II's effective rule at 13–22 months based on succession patterns and the lack of mid- or high-year administrative records.^[3] Advocates for the longer reign cite traditional reconstructions derived from broader Eighteenth Dynasty timelines and sporadic attestations potentially extending to Year 13, including scarabs and wine jar dockets that some attribute to his administration, though these remain unverified or contested due to possible posthumous reuse or misattribution.^[11] Such evidence is often indirect, relying on assumptions of administrative continuity rather than explicit dated inscriptions, and has been challenged by the empirical shortfall in primary materials compared to pharaohs with comparable purported tenures.^[3] Key empirical hurdles persist across both positions, including Hatshepsut's selective erasures and appropriations of earlier monuments, which complicate attribution but do not fully explain the underrepresentation of Thutmose II's own dated outputs relative to narrative expectations of a substantive rule.^[12] Inscriptional primacy over speculative alignments, such as debated astronomical data or Manethonian fragments, favors the shorter model, as causal factors like health decline (evident in mummy indicators, though not datable here) and rapid dynastic transition better account for the evidentiary gap than assuming widespread suppression.^[3]^[9]

Administrative Policies

Thutmose II dispatched mining expeditions to the Sinai Peninsula, where inscriptions at Wadi Maghara record the extraction of turquoise and copper under his authority, contributing to sustained resource inflows that bolstered Egypt's economy.^[13] Similar operations extended into Nubia, where administrative oversight ensured the procurement of gold from regional deposits, as indicated by contemporary records of resource yields following pacification efforts.^[14] These expeditions, documented through quarry marks and official dispatches, reflect a policy of exploiting peripheral territories for raw materials essential to metallurgical and trade activities, rather than relying solely on internal production.^[13] Infrastructure maintenance focused on the eastern Nile Delta, particularly the "Ways of Horus" route, where a fortress at Tell Habua bears a relief depicting Thutmose II, evidencing royal investment in border defenses and trade corridors linking Egypt to Levantine exchanges.^[15] This network, originating from the Tjaru stronghold, facilitated the secure movement of goods and personnel, underscoring a governance approach that prioritized logistical continuity over expansion.^[16] Boundary markers and fortification repairs, as attested in such sites, supported economic stability by safeguarding against disruptions in overland commerce. Fiscal measures emphasized temple endowments, with donation lists at Karnak recording allocations of land and livestock to institutions like the Amun cult, derived from empirical tallies of yields rather than pharaonic hyperbole.^[13] These grants, verified through archival inventories, aimed to institutionalize revenue streams from agriculture and tribute, fostering long-term administrative resilience amid a reign marked by health constraints on the king.^[17] Such policies, grounded in quantifiable assets, sustained elite loyalty and cultic operations without evident inflationary pressures.

Building and Domestic Achievements

Thutmose II contributed to the expansion of the Karnak Temple Complex, most notably through the construction of a pylon and associated festival court located to the west of the fourth pylon.^[18] This structure facilitated ritual processions and underscored the pharaoh's devotion to Amun, aligning with New Kingdom practices of enhancing sacred spaces to legitimize rule.^[19] Archaeological evidence, including reused blocks and architectural models, confirms these additions as part of his domestic building program, though much was later dismantled or incorporated into subsequent constructions.^[20] Fragmentary remains indicate further temple activity near Medinet Habu on the West Bank, where traces of a structure attributed to Thutmose II have been identified just north of the later Ramesside complex.^[21] These findings suggest modest restorative or foundational efforts in the Theban necropolis, potentially aimed at maintaining cult sites amid administrative priorities.^[9] Unlike the expansive projects of his predecessors and successors, Thutmose II's efforts appear limited, reflecting a reign focused on consolidation rather than monumental innovation, with evidence derived primarily from scattered blocks and inscriptions rather than intact edifices.^[1] Domestic infrastructure under Thutmose II emphasized continuity in resource extraction, though specific attributions remain sparse; general Pharaonic-era quarrying ramps at Aswan, preserved from New Kingdom contexts, supported granite procurement for Theban projects like those at Karnak. Such facilities enhanced administrative efficiency by streamlining material transport via the Nile, enabling the pharaoh's contributions without evidence of novel designs unique to his rule.^[22] Overall, these achievements laid groundwork later amplified by Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, prioritizing stability over grandeur.

Military Campaigns

Nubian Operations

In his first regnal year, on the eighth day of the second month of the inundation season, Thutmose II responded to a reported rebellion in Kush, where Nubian groups plotted incursions into Egyptian-held territories to seize cattle and challenge control.^[23] An inscription detailing these events describes the dispatch of a substantial Egyptian army to Taseti, the southern frontier region, which decisively overthrew the rebels through direct confrontation.^[23] The operation emphasized rapid suppression, with most insurgents killed to eliminate immediate threats, while selectively sparing and capturing one child of a Kushite ruler to serve as a hostage, thereby deterring future revolts via familial leverage and demonstrated Egyptian dominance.^[23] The campaign's outcome reimposed subjugation on the affected Nubian lands, with surviving captives transported back to Egypt for presentation before the pharaoh, accompanied by public celebrations of the victory.^[23] Evidence from the Aswan inscription indicates the action targeted areas between the Third and Fourth Cataracts, focusing on punitive measures to restore order rather than territorial expansion, as the primary inscriptions prioritize the causal efficacy of overwhelming force and psychological deterrence over prolonged occupation.^[24] This approach aligned with New Kingdom strategies for managing peripheral threats, extracting compliance through fear of annihilation and conditional mercy, without reliance on naval elements or early chariot forces, which were not yet central to such operations.^[23]

Shasu and Levantine Engagements

Thutmose II launched a punitive expedition against the Shasu, nomadic pastoralists inhabiting the Sinai Peninsula and likely extending into the Negev region, to secure Egypt's eastern desert frontiers from raids that threatened trade routes and mining operations.^[25] The campaign is attested in the tomb autobiography of Ahmose Pen-Nekhbet, a long-serving Egyptian official who participated, recording the capture of numerous living Shasu prisoners without enumeration, indicating a focus on suppression rather than extensive conquest.^[26] This military action reflects pragmatic defensive expansion, prioritizing control over arid borderlands where nomadic mobility posed logistical challenges, such as securing water sources and rapid strikes against dispersed tribes.^[27] Evidence for tribute extraction or executions stems primarily from the prisoners' fate in Egyptian custody, though specific depictions of tribute processions or ritual killings in reliefs are not directly preserved for this reign; such motifs appear in later New Kingdom representations of similar frontier conflicts.^[28] The operation's success is inferred from the absence of subsequent Shasu threats during Thutmose II's lifetime, underscoring adaptive tactics suited to desert warfare, including light infantry pursuits and exploitation of seasonal migrations for ambushes.^[1] Levantine engagements remain sparsely documented, with a fragmentary inscription noted by Egyptologist Kurt Sethe describing a foray into Upper Retenu (Syria-Palestine), potentially reaching Niy near the Euphrates, possibly as an extension of the Shasu campaign or a separate raid to reaffirm Egyptian influence.^[1] However, no detailed annals, stelae, or foreign corroboration exist, limiting interpretations to Egyptian records alone; debates persist on whether this constituted a full incursion or mere border patrol, as Mitanni or Canaanite sources from the period yield no references to Thutmose II.^[29] The enterprise highlights logistical realism in projecting power northward, relying on coastal routes for supply amid potential alliances or unrest in Retenu principalities, but without transformative conquests like those under his predecessors or successor.^[30]

Monuments and Evidence

Primary Inscriptions and Stelae

The Aswan Stela, erected along the road between Aswan and Philae, dates to the initial phase of Thutmose II's reign and narrates the suppression of Nubian rebellions through military intervention. It describes the pharaoh's response to disobedience by local chiefs, involving the deployment of forces that resulted in their defeat and the execution of adult males, while sparing children as a strategic measure to prevent future uprisings.^[31] The text invokes divine endorsement from Amun, framing the campaign as a restoration of order under pharaonic authority, though independent archaeological confirmation of the rebellion's scale is scarce, suggesting possible propagandistic amplification of routine pacification efforts.^[32] At Karnak, the limestone gateway attributed to Thutmose II features raised reliefs depicting the king in victory poses over subdued foes, accompanied by hieroglyphic inscriptions that proclaim the reestablishment of Ma'at—the principle of cosmic and social harmony—following disruptions by rebels.^[1] These monuments assert pharaonic triumphs in maintaining Egypt's frontiers, yet the absence of detailed contemporary records or foreign attestations limits verification, aligning with the era's convention of idealized royal narratives over empirical detail. The Deir el-Bahari chest, a small wooden container inscribed with Thutmose II's cartouches and the sema-tawy unification symbol, contains hieroglyphic texts invoking perpetual offerings for the king's ka, linking directly to preparatory funerary rituals.^[33] Unlike nearby monuments later modified under Hatshepsut, this artifact preserves unaltered Eighteenth Dynasty phrasing, providing unembellished evidence of royal mortuary provisioning without subsequent regnal overlays.^[34]

Recent Tomb Discovery

In February 2025, a joint Egyptian-British archaeological mission announced the discovery of a rock-cut tomb attributed to Pharaoh Thutmose II in the Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud area of the Western Wadis, west of Luxor, marking the first identification of a new royal tomb from the 18th Dynasty in over a century.^[35]^[36] The expedition, led by British archaeologist Piers Litherland under the auspices of the New Kingdom Research Foundation, uncovered the site during surveys initiated years earlier, with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities confirming the attribution based on preliminary excavations.^[37]^[38] The tomb exhibits architectural features reminiscent of those in the Valley of the Kings (KV), including a descending corridor and chamber, but its location outside the traditional royal necropolis challenges prior assumptions of exclusivity for high-status burials.^[39] Key artifacts, such as alabaster jars inscribed with Thutmose II's cartouche and titles, provide direct epigraphic evidence linking the structure to his reign circa 1493–1479 BCE.^[37]^[40] The sarcophagus chamber was found empty, with traces of ancient flooding from seasonal wadi runoff and signs of post-interment looting, including scattered debris and breached seals, accounting for the absence of the mummy and major grave goods now presumed relocated during later cache operations.^[36]^[35] These findings prompt reevaluation of burial site selection for mid-18th Dynasty rulers, particularly those with abbreviated reigns like Thutmose II's estimated 13–14 years, suggesting pragmatic choices for peripheral wadi locations over the more labor-intensive Valley of the Kings to expedite entombment amid political transitions.^[39] Empirical data from the site's hydrology and structural integrity indicate vulnerability to environmental degradation, contrasting with the engineered protections of KV tombs and underscoring causal factors in the uneven preservation of New Kingdom royal burials.^[37] Ongoing excavations as of mid-2025 aim to clarify decoration remnants and potential secondary chambers, with non-invasive geophysical surveys supporting the interpretation of deliberate non-Valley placement over speculative royal relocation theories.^[38]^[36]

Death and Post-Mortem

Mummy Analysis

The mummy conventionally attributed to Thutmose II was recovered in 1881 from the Deir el-Bahri royal cache (tomb DB320) near the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut, a communal hiding place for royal remains relocated by High Priest Pinedjem II around 1069–945 BCE to safeguard them from desecration. This cache contained over 40 mummies, including those of other 18th Dynasty pharaohs, and the specimen bears a 21st Dynasty hieratic inscription on its wrappings identifying it as Thutmose II, restored during that era. It resides in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo (catalogue number CG 61070), measuring approximately 1.67 meters in length and exhibiting a slender, athletic physique consistent with an adult male in his early thirties at death, as determined by radiographic assessment of skeletal maturity.^[41]^[42]^[2] Forensic imaging, including X-rays, reveals partial baldness with sparse hair remnants and scabrous skin patches across the torso and limbs, likely artifacts of the embalming resins and natron desiccation rather than antemortem dermatological disease, as no underlying infectious or inflammatory markers are evident in the preserved tissues. Multidetector CT scans confirm the absence of brain excerebration—a deviation from later New Kingdom norms but aligned with early 18th Dynasty techniques seen in contemporaries like Thutmose I and III—indicating evisceration was limited to abdominal organs without cranial intervention, possibly reflecting resource constraints or traditional protocols at the time of initial mummification. No vascular calcifications suggestive of atherosclerosis, fractures, or penetrating wounds appear in the scans, leaving the cause of death indeterminate amid post-mortem degradation from flooding and looting.^[42]^[43]^[43] Identification hinges on the restoration docket rather than intrinsic osteological or dental traits uniquely matching Thutmose II's era, with no dedicated genetic sequencing to date confirming kinship to verified 18th Dynasty profiles like those of Amenhotep III or Tutankhamun. Pathological analyses yield no conclusive evidence of systemic illness, trauma, or congenital defects, though the mummy's youth at death (circa 30–35 years) aligns with historical estimates of a reign ending prematurely around 1479 BCE. Recent 2025 excavations of a tomb provisionally linked to Thutmose II have fueled scholarly debate over the cache mummy's authenticity, citing mismatches in expected burial accoutrements and prompting calls for renewed forensic scrutiny, including potential DNA extraction to resolve attribution uncertainties inherent to reused royal sarcophagi.^[44]^[45]^[46]

Burial Practices and Relocation

Thutmose II was interred according to standard New Kingdom royal funerary customs, which emphasized mummification, placement in a rock-cut tomb equipped with sarcophagi, canopic jars for viscera, and grave goods to ensure sustenance in the afterlife.^[47] His tomb, discovered in February 2025 by an Egyptian-British mission in the Western Wadis region west of Luxor—approximately 1.5 miles from the Valley of the Kings and designated as tomb C4—features corridors leading to multiple chambers, consistent with 18th Dynasty architectural norms for pharaonic burials outside the main royal necropolis to mitigate visibility and access by tomb robbers.^[46] Excavations yielded fragments of alabaster vessels and canopic jars inscribed with the king's name and titles, alongside references to his Great Royal Wife Hatshepsut, evidencing ritual preservation of organs and offerings typical of the era's practices aimed at physical and spiritual continuity.^[45] These elements underscore a causal pattern wherein elaborate tomb designs, while symbolically potent, inadvertently heightened looting risks through concentrated wealth in unstable post-reign periods marked by weakened central authority.^[39] Following ancient tomb robberies, likely occurring during the late New Kingdom or early Third Intermediate Period amid economic decline and decentralized power, Thutmose II's mummy was relocated by 21st Dynasty priests to safeguard it from further desecration, a pragmatic response to recurrent vulnerabilities in Theban necropolis sites exposed by proximity to population centers and inadequate sealing.^[48] Records and mummy wrappings indicate an initial transfer to KV35, the tomb of Amenhotep II repurposed as a temporary cache around 1080 BCE, before consolidation into the Deir el-Bahri cache (DB320) near the Hatshepsut temple complex, where it was rediscovered intact in 1881 during systematic clearance.^[49] This sequential hiding reflects empirical adaptations to looting cycles, as evidenced by papyri documenting judicial inquiries into violations during Ramesside times, prioritizing mummy integrity over original tomb integrity despite incomplete artifact recovery.^[50] Dispersal of burial artifacts further illustrates the disruptive continuity of these practices, with items like a stone chest inscribed with Thutmose II's cartouche—containing remains of a sacrificial goose for ritual purposes—unearthed in 2020 at Deir el-Bahari, suggesting post-burial fragmentation and reuse or discard during relocations or secondary looting episodes.^[51] Such findings, corroborated by the 2025 tomb's sparse remaining inventory, highlight how funerary ensembles were vulnerable to piecemeal extraction, driven by material value and ritual repurposing in eras of scarcity, rather than systematic preservation.^[33]

Succession and Historical Assessment

Transition to Coregency

Upon the death of Thutmose II circa 1479 BCE, Hatshepsut, as his principal wife and the daughter of Thutmose I, became regent for her stepson Thutmose III, the son of Thutmose II by a secondary wife named Isis, who ascended as a child of approximately two years old.^[52]^[53] This regency transitioned into a coregency, with Hatshepsut assuming pharaonic titles and regalia by around the seventh year of Thutmose III's reign (circa 1472 BCE), positioning herself as the senior ruler while Thutmose III remained the junior partner; monumental records bearing her pharaonic nomenclature alongside Thutmose III's appear from as early as year 2 and continue through year 22 of his regnal count.^[52]^[54] To consolidate her authority, Hatshepsut engaged in selective usurpation of Thutmose II's monuments, recarving royal cartouches and dedicatory inscriptions to insert her own names and titles, thereby claiming continuity with the established Thutmosid lineage while marginalizing direct references to her predecessor and stepson.^[55]^[54] This targeted defacement, evident in temple reliefs and stelae where Thutmose II's identity was overwritten but not all instances were altered, reflects dynastic maneuvering to legitimize female rule through appropriation of male precedent rather than invention of new paradigms or egalitarian reforms; untouched monuments of Thutmose II survived at rates suggesting deliberate preservation of paternal legitimacy to avoid broader instability.^[54]^[56] Political stability during this period was maintained through shared iconography depicting Hatshepsut and Thutmose III together in ritual and royal contexts, as seen in Deir el-Bahari temple carvings where both figures receive offerings and divine sanction, ensuring visual reinforcement of joint rule without fully eclipsing the young king's position.^[52] Such representations, grounded in the survival of dual-dated inscriptions, indicate pragmatic power-sharing to avert factional challenges, with Hatshepsut's dominance yielding to Thutmose III's sole rule after approximately two decades.^[57]

Long-Term Impact and Interpretations

Thutmose II played a pivotal role in stabilizing Egypt after the Hyksos expulsion, bridging the foundational expansions of Thutmose I to the imperial zenith under Thutmose III by securing Nubian resources and Levantine buffers. His suppression of Nubian revolts ensured uninterrupted gold inflows critical for New Kingdom prosperity, while punitive forays into Palestine and Sinai against Shasu nomads preempted threats, creating logistical precedents for Thutmose III's Syrian campaigns. These operations, documented in royal inscriptions, fortified borders and military infrastructure, enabling the dynasty's shift from defensive recovery to proactive hegemony without which Thutmose III's 17 campaigns would lack viable staging grounds.^[1] Early 20th-century historiography dismissed Thutmose II as ineffectual due to perceived reign brevity and evidential gaps, but recent scholarship recognizes his under-attested efficacy in regime consolidation, with the February 2025 tomb discovery in Luxor's Western Wadis—yielding inscribed alabaster jars naming him "deceased King of Upper and Lower Egypt"—prompting reassessment of his preparatory legacy over narratives of weakness. This find, the first intact pharaonic tomb since Tutankhamun's, underscores prior underdocumentation rather than inaction, aligning with stelae evidencing autonomous command structures he bequeathed.^[37]^[35]^[45] Interpretations overstating Hatshepsut's agency often derive from selective emphasis on her monuments, yet co-regnal records and Thutmose II's independent Nubian stela attribute victories to his viziers and forces, establishing tactical norms Thutmose III amplified rather than invented. Such evidence counters diminution tropes by highlighting causal continuity: his frontier pacification generated tribute and troop experience essential for empire-scale operations, with historiographical pivots now favoring primary military texts over anachronistic gender-focused lenses that inflate co-ruler influence at his expense.^[1]

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Pharaoh Thutmose II's Wooden Box - All That's Interesting
Oct 5, 2025 · The wooden box contained inscriptions of Pharaoh Thutmose II and could be the key to uncovering his missing tomb.
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Archaeologists discover the long-lost tomb of Pharaoh Thutmose II ...
Feb 19, 2025 · Water had gotten in right after the king died causing damage to the structure. The team has recovered and restored fallen plaster fragments.
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Brit who discovered missing pharaoh's tomb may have unearthed ...
Feb 22, 2025 · Last week British archaeologist Piers Litherland announced the find of the century – the first discovery of a rock-cut pharaoh's tomb in Egypt ...
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The last missing tomb from this wealthy Egyptian dynasty has been ...
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Archaeologists discover 3500 year-old tomb of 'missing pharaoh' in ...
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Inside the Royal Cache and the trove of mummies found within
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Mummy of Thutmose II - Egypt Museum
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Variability in Brain Treatment During Mummification of Royal ...
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Lost Tomb of King Thutmose II Finally Discovered in Egypt
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Feb 19, 2025 · An ancient Egyptian tomb belonging to King Thutmose II was discovered through an Egyptian-British archaeological mission, marking the first royal tomb ...
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Feb 19, 2025 · Archaeologists uncover Thutmose II's 3500-year-old tomb, marking a groundbreaking discovery in Egypt's Thebes region.
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Ancient Egyptian Stone Chest Containing Sacrificial Goose May ...
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(PDF) The 'co-regency' of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III in the light of ...
After the death of her husband, Hatshepsut became a regent to her stepson, Thutmose III. He was a son of Thutmose II and his secondary wife Isis. During their ...
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Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Lost tomb of Thutmose II discovered near Luxor - HeritageDaily
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[PDF] Creativity and Innovation in the Reign of Hatshepsut
... (thutmose i), the widow of his successor (thutmose ii) after a relatively ... monuments already regarded as ancient, and adopt models from which to ...
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[PDF] ancient egyptian coregencies
SESOSTRIS II AND SESOSTRIS III. The only evidence for the coregency of Sesostris II with Sesos- tris III is a scarab on which the two kings' names are ...