Thutmose (Crown Prince)
Thutmose (Crown Prince) in hieroglyphics | ||||||
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Djehutimes (Djehuti mes) Ḏḥwtj ms (j.sw) Thot was born with a determinative for being noble, noble |
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Thutmose making an offering; Limestone relief ( Egyptian Museum Berlin ) |
Thutmose , also Djehutimes , Djehutimessu or Djehutimose , was the firstborn son of the king ( Pharaoh ) Amenophis III. and his Great Royal Wife Teje . Because of his early death, his brother Akhenaten later took over the office of king as heir to the throne.
supporting documents
His royal titles can be found on his cat's sarcophagus : “ Setem priest ”, “Prince”, “Overseer of the priests of Upper and Lower Egypt” and “High priest of Ptah ” in Memphis .
The sarcophagus of his cat Ta-miat , also Ta-miaut (translated: "the cat"), found near Memphis in 1892 , is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo . Prince Thutmose appears with his father on a relief from the Serapeum in Saqqara , where he was preparing the burial of an Apis animal.
His death
Thutmose probably died in the last third of his father's reign.
literature
- Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 , p. 157.
- AP Kozloff, BM Bryan, LM Berman: Egypt's Dazzling Sun: Amenhotep III and his world. Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, Cleveland 1992, ISBN 0940717166 , pp. 43-44.
Remarks
- ↑ Loan from the State Museum of Egyptian Art in Munich ( Memento from December 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Web links
- Sarcophagus of the cat of Thutmose, English ( Memento from September 23, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
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SURNAME | Thutmose |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | High Priest of Ptah in Memphis |
DATE OF BIRTH | 14th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 14th century BC Chr. |