Editing Thutmose II (section)

{{Short description|Fourth Egyptian Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (c. 1493/1482 – 1479 BC)}}
{{For|the name Thutmose (Thutmosis)|Thutmose}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox pharaoh
| name = Thutmose II
| alt_name = Thutmosis II<br>Chebron, Chebros 
| image = Stone block with relief at Karnak Temple Thutmosis II.jpg
| image_alt = 
| caption = Relief of Thutmose II in the [[Karnak]] temple complex
| role =
| reign = Either 13-14 or 2-3 regnal years: <br>1493–1480 BC (Low Chronology)<br>1513–1500 BC (High Chronology)<br>1513–1499 BC (Helck)<br>1493–1479 (Grimal)<br>1482–1480 BC (Cooney)<br>1482–1479 BC (Nadig)
| dynasty = [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th&nbsp;Dynasty]] 
| coregency =
| predecessor = [[Thutmose I]]
| successor = [[Thutmose III]] 

| notes =
| prenomen = {{center|Aa kheper en re <br /> ''ˁ3 ḫpr n Rˁ'' <br />The great one is the manifestation of Ra<ref name="Leprohon 97-98">{{cite book|first=Ronald J. |last=Leprohon|title=The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary|url=https://archive.org/details/LEPROHON2013TheGreatNameAncientEgyptianRoyalTitulary/page/n117/mode/2up|access-date=10 December 2021|date=2013|publisher=SBL Press|isbn=978-1-58983-736-2|pages=97–98}}</ref><br />Great is the manifestation of [[Ra]]}}
| prenomen_hiero =<hiero>N5:O29-L1-N35</hiero>
| nomen = {{center|[[Thoth|Djehuty]]mes(u) <br />''Ḏḥwty-ms(w)'' <br />Thoth is born<ref name="Leprohon 97-98"/><br />Born of [[Thoth]]<br /><hiero>G39-N5:Z1-<-G26-F31-S29-></hiero><br />Djehutymes Neferkhau <br />''Ḏḥwtj-msj(w)-nfr-ḫˁw''<br />Born of Thoth, he whose apparitions are perfect<br /><hiero>G39-N5:Z1-<-G26-F31-S29-F35-N28:Z2s-></hiero><br />Djehutymes Nedjty re<br />''Ḏḥwtj-msj(w)-nḏtj-Rˁ''<br />Thoth is born, protector of Ra<ref name="Leprohon 97-98"/><br /><hiero>G39-N5:Z1-<-N5-G26-F31-Aa27-W24:X1*Z4-></hiero>}}
| nomen_hiero = 
| horus = {{center|Ka nakht weser pehty<br />''K3-nḫt-wsr-[[leopard head (hieroglyph)|pḥty]]''<br />Victorious bull, strong of might<ref name="Leprohon 97-98"/><br />Strong bull, rich of strength}}
| horus_hiero = <hiero>E1:D40-F12-S29-F9:F9</hiero>
| horus_prefix = <!-- Default is <hiero>G5</hiero> -->
| nebty = {{center|Netjeri nesyt<br />''Nṯri-nsyt''<br />Divine of kingship<ref name="Leprohon 97-98"/>}}
| nebty_hiero = <hiero>R8-M23-M17-M17-X1:Y1</hiero>
| golden = {{center|Sekhem kheperu<br />''Sḫm-ḫprw''<br />Powerful of manifestations<ref name="Leprohon 97-98"/>}}
| golden_hiero = <hiero>S42-L1-G43-Y1:Z2</hiero>

| spouse = [[Hatshepsut]], [[Iset (queen)|Iset]] 
| children = [[Thutmose III]], [[Neferure]]
| father = [[Thutmose I]] 
| mother = [[Mutnofret]] 
| birth_date = c. 1492 BC (or 1502 BC)
| death_date = c. 1479 BC (aged approx. 13–23)
| burial = [[Wadi C-4]], [[List of burials in the Valley of the Queens#Western Wadis|Western Wadis]] (original burial);<br/>Mummy found in the [[Deir el-Bahari]] [[Royal Cache|royal cache]] (Theban Necropolis) [disputed]
| monuments =
}}

'''Thutmose II''' was the fourth [[pharaoh]] of the [[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt]], and his reign is thought to have lasted for 13 years, from 1493 to 1479 BC (Low Chronology), or just 3 years from around 1482 to 1479 BC. Little is known about him, and he is overshadowed by his father [[Thutmose I]], half-sister and wife [[Hatshepsut]], and son [[Thutmose III]]. There are relatively few [[monument]]s that refer to Thutmose II. 

He died before the age of 30 and a body claimed to be his was found in the [[Deir el-Bahari]] [[DB320|Cache]] above the [[Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut]]. His [[Tomb of Thutmose II|tomb]], in the [[List of burials in the Valley of the Queens#Western Wadis|Western Wadis]] near the [[Valley of the Queens]], was found in 2022 and confirmed to be his in 2025. The tomb was built under waterfalls, leading to periodic flooding which damaged the tomb throughout the ages. His mummified body was moved in ancient times and its final location is disputed.