Thutmose II c. 1492–1479 BC
Son of Thutmose I, husband of his half-sister Hatshepsut and father of Thutmose III. His reign was short. His tomb, in a valley west of the Valley of the Kings, was identified in 2025.
Throne name: Aakheperenre
ꜥꜣ-ḫpr-n-rꜥ: “Great is the form of Ra”
Sign by sign
- Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra. Day.
- Wooden column O29ꜥꜣ Great.
- Scarab beetle L1ḫpr To become, to come into being.
- Ripple of water N35n The sound n. Also means 'of, to'.
Birth name: Thutmose
ḏḥwty-ms: “Thoth is born”
Sign by sign
- Ibis on a standard G26ḏḥwty The god Thoth (as in Thutmose).
- Three fox skins F31ms To be born (as in Ramesses, Thutmose).
- Folded cloth S29s The sound s.
Read more about Thutmose II
- Thutmose II in hieroglyphs: Hatshepsut's husband and his lost tomb Thutmose II in hieroglyphics: Aakheperenre and Thutmose read sign by sign, the husband of Hatshepsut, and the tomb in the Theban hills confirmed in 2025.
Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).