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Image= [[Image:Thutmose IV.jpg|thumb|200px|centre|A granite bust of Thutmose IV]]| | Image= [[Image:Thutmose IV.jpg|thumb|200px|centre|A granite bust of Thutmose IV]]| | ||
| − | Nomen= <hiero>G39-N5</hiero><hiero><-G26-ms-s-></hiero> <br> '''Thutmose'''<br /> [[Thoth]] bore him| | + | Nomen= <hiero>G39-N5</hiero><hiero><-G26-ms-s-></hiero> <br/> '''Thutmose'''<br /> [[Thoth]] bore him| |
| − | Pronomen= <hiero>M23-L2</hiero><hiero><-ra:mn-xpr-Z2-></hiero> <br>'''Menkheperure'''<br /> "Established in forms is Ra" | | + | Pronomen= <hiero>M23-L2</hiero><hiero><-ra:mn-xpr-Z2-></hiero> <br/>'''Menkheperure'''<br /> "Established in forms is Ra" | |
| − | Reign= | + | Reign=1401 B.C.E. – 1391 B.C.E. or <br /> 1397 B.C.E. – 1388 B.C.E.|| |
Predecessor= [[Amenhotep II]]| | Predecessor= [[Amenhotep II]]| | ||
Successor= [[Amenhotep III]]| | Successor= [[Amenhotep III]]| | ||
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Father= [[Amenhotep II]] | | Father= [[Amenhotep II]] | | ||
Mother= Tiaa | | Mother= Tiaa | | ||
| − | Died= | + | Died= 1391 B.C.E. or 1388 B.C.E. | |
Burial= [[KV43]] | | Burial= [[KV43]] | | ||
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| − | '''Thutmose IV''' (sometimes read as ''Thutmosis'' or ''Tuthmosis IV'' and meaning ''[[Thoth]] is Born'') was the 8th [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty]] of [[History of Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. He ruled from Egypt from either | + | '''Thutmose IV''' (sometimes read as ''Thutmosis'' or ''Tuthmosis IV'' and meaning ''[[Thoth]] is Born'') was the 8th [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty]] of [[History of Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. He ruled from Egypt from either 1401 B.C.E. to 1391 B.C.E. or 1397 B.C.E. to 1388 B.C.E.<ref>Jürgen von Beckerath, Chronologie des Pharaonischen Ägypten. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz, (1997) p.190</ref> and is ascribed a reign of 9 Years and 8 Months by Manetho. This figure is affirmed by a Year 8 stela from his reign in Nubia. Thutmose IV was once thought to have enjoyed a much longer reign of 34-35 years but this figure is not substantiated by the small number of monuments which he left behind as compared to those of his son Amenhotep III, and the complete absence of attested Year dates for him after his 8th Year. |
| − | Thutmose was born to [[Amenhotep II]] and Tiaa; little is known about his brief ten-year rule. He suppressed an uprising in [[Nubia]] in his 8th Year around | + | Thutmose was born to [[Amenhotep II]] and Tiaa; little is known about his brief ten-year rule. He suppressed an uprising in [[Nubia]] in his 8th Year around 1393 B.C.E. and was referred to in [[Stela|stele]] as the ''Conqueror of [[Ancient Syria|Syria]]'', but little else has been pieced together of his military exploits. Thutmose established good relations with [[Mitanni]] and finally married a Mitannian princess after much negotiations. |
Like most Thutmosids he built on a large scale. He completed an [[obelisk]] started by [[Thutmose III of Egypt|Thutmose III]], which at 32m (105 ft.) was the tallest ever erected in Egypt, at the Temple of [[Karnak]]. | Like most Thutmosids he built on a large scale. He completed an [[obelisk]] started by [[Thutmose III of Egypt|Thutmose III]], which at 32m (105 ft.) was the tallest ever erected in Egypt, at the Temple of [[Karnak]]. | ||
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| − | Thutmose IV was buried in the [[Valley of the Kings]], in tomb [[KV43]], but his body was moved to the mummy cache in [[KV35]], where it was discovered by [[Victor Loret]] in | + | Thutmose IV was buried in the [[Valley of the Kings]], in tomb [[KV43]], but his body was moved to the mummy cache in [[KV35]], where it was discovered by [[Victor Loret]] in 1898. An examination of his body shows that he was very ill and had been wasting away for the final months of his life prior to his death. |
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Revision as of 23:49, 13 July 2007
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| Pharaoh of Egypt | |||||
| Reign | 1401 B.C.E. – 1391 B.C.E. or 1397 B.C.E. – 1388 B.C.E., 18th Dynasty | ||||
| Predecessor | Amenhotep II | ||||
| Successor | Amenhotep III | ||||
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| Consort(s) | Tiaa, Mutemywia | ||||
| Father | Amenhotep II | ||||
| Mother | Tiaa | ||||
| Died | 1391 B.C.E. or 1388 B.C.E. | ||||
| Burial | KV43 | ||||
Thutmose IV (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis IV and meaning Thoth is Born) was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from Egypt from either 1401 B.C.E. to 1391 B.C.E. or 1397 B.C.E. to 1388 B.C.E.[1] and is ascribed a reign of 9 Years and 8 Months by Manetho. This figure is affirmed by a Year 8 stela from his reign in Nubia. Thutmose IV was once thought to have enjoyed a much longer reign of 34-35 years but this figure is not substantiated by the small number of monuments which he left behind as compared to those of his son Amenhotep III, and the complete absence of attested Year dates for him after his 8th Year.
Thutmose was born to Amenhotep II and Tiaa; little is known about his brief ten-year rule. He suppressed an uprising in Nubia in his 8th Year around 1393 B.C.E. and was referred to in stele as the Conqueror of Syria, but little else has been pieced together of his military exploits. Thutmose established good relations with Mitanni and finally married a Mitannian princess after much negotiations.
Like most Thutmosids he built on a large scale. He completed an obelisk started by Thutmose III, which at 32m (105 ft.) was the tallest ever erected in Egypt, at the Temple of Karnak.
Thutmose's most celebrated accomplishment was the restoration of the Sphinx at Giza and subsequent commission of the Dream Stele. According to Thutmose's account on the Dream Stele, while out on a hunting trip he stopped to rest under the head of the Sphinx, which was buried up to the neck in sand. He soon fell asleep and had a dream in which the Sphinx told him that if he cleared away the sand and restored it he would become the next Pharaoh. After completing the restoration he placed a carved stone tablet, now known as the Dream Stele, between the two paws of the Sphinx.
Some Egyptologists theorize that because Amenhotep II did not name Thutmose IV his co-ruler, he did not intend for him to be his successor and that the restoration of the Sphinx and text of the Dream Stele was meant to bestow legitimacy upon his unexpected kingship.
Burial
Thutmose IV was buried in the Valley of the Kings, in tomb KV43, but his body was moved to the mummy cache in KV35, where it was discovered by Victor Loret in 1898. An examination of his body shows that he was very ill and had been wasting away for the final months of his life prior to his death.
Footnotes
- ↑ Jürgen von Beckerath, Chronologie des Pharaonischen Ägypten. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz, (1997) p.190
See also
- History of Ancient Egypt
- Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Family Tree
- Mitanni
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