| Thutmose III Human Mummy | |
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| Biographical Information | |
|---|---|
| Name(s) | Thutmose III |
| Age | 54 at time of death |
| Sex | Male |
| Status | Deceased |
| Height | 1.615 m |
| Source | |
| Culture | Egyptian |
| Date(s) | Reign: 1479 BC - 1425 BC
Died: 1425 BC |
| Site | KV34, Valley of the Kings, Egypt |
| Current Location | |
| Location | Egyptian Museum, Cairo |
| Catalog # | 61068 |
Thutmose III was the son of Thutmose II and was the eigthPharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty. He spent a lot of time training in the army and after the death of his aunt and co-regent, Hatshepsut, he expanded the empire of Egypt and conquered Niya in North Syria to the Fourth Cataract of the Nile in Nubia. He directed several movements in Palestine, Syria, and Nubia and he proved to be a great warrior. Near his time of death he appointed his son Amenhotep II as co-regent. When he died in 1426 BC, he was entombedd in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings in western Thebes.
Mummification[]
Thutmose III's mummy was discovered in the Deir el-Bahri Cache in 1781 along with several other eighteenth and nineteenth dynasty leaders. Overall, his mummy was not in good shape, damaged by tomb robbers.
Studies[]
It was originally thought that Thutmose III’s mummy was unwrapped by Gaston Maspero in 1995, however it was revealed that it was first unwrapped by Émile Brugsch who supervised the evacuation of the mummies from the tomb in 1881. The Director General of the Egyptian Antiquities Service arranged for the mummy to be re-wrapped. As a result, when the mummy was unwrapped by Maspero in 1886, it was in a moderately poor condition.
Pathology[]
The cause of death of Thutmose III is unknown. He died during his 54th regnal year.
References[]
Thutmose III: The Napoleon of Ancient Egypt. (2015). Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://discoveringegypt.com/ancient-egyptian-kings-queens/thutmose-iii-the-napoleon-of-ancient-egypt/
Thutmose III. (n.d.). Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/thutmose-III.html
Drower, M. (2014). Thutmose III: King of Egypt. Retrieved December 3, 2015, from http://www.britannica.com/biography/Thutmose-III