Thutmose II

Thutmose II
Thutmosis II, Chebron, Chebros
Relief of Thutmose II in Karnak Temple complex.
Pharaoh
Reign	13 yrs (disputed), 1493–1479 BC (Low Chronology), 1513–1499 BC (High Chronology)
Predecessor	Thutmose I
Successor	Hatshepsut
Royal titulary Horus name Ka nakht weser pehty K3-nḫt-wsr-pḥty Victorious bull, strong of might[1] Strong bull, rich of strength Nebty name Netjeri nesyt Nṯri-nsyt Divine of kingship[1] Golden Horus Sekhem kheperu Sḫm-ḫprw Powerful of manifestations[1] Prenomen  (Praenomen) Aa kheper en re ˁ3 ḫpr n Rˁ The great one is the manifestation of Ra[1] Great is the manifestation of Ra Nomen Djehutymes(u) Ḏḥwty-ms(w) Thoth is born[1] Born of Thoth Djehutymes Neferkhau Ḏḥwtj-msj(w)-nfr-ḫˁw Born of Thoth, he whose apparitions are perfect Djehutymes Nedjty re Ḏḥwtj-msj(w)-nḏtj-Rˁ Thoth is born, protector of Ra[1]
Consort	Hatshepsut, Iset
Children	Thutmose III, Neferure
Father	Thutmose I
Mother	Mutnofret
Born	C.1510 BC
Died	1479 BC (aged 31)
Burial	KV42 (now considered unlikely); Mummy found in the Deir el-Bahri royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
Dynasty	18th Dynasty

Thutmose II was the fourth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt, and his reign is generally dated from 1493 to 1479 BC (Low Chronology). Little is known about him and he is overshadowed by his father Thutmose I, half-sister and wife Hatshepsut, and son Thutmose III. He died around the age of 30 and his body was found in the Deir el-Bahri Cache above the Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut.