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Name of Thutmosis I or Thutmosis II?

Have you ever asked yourself “Are these hieroglyphs the name of Thutmosis I 𓇳𓉻𓆣𓂓 or Thutmosis II π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ–?” The names are so similar, that if you’re reading hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ, you probably have!

The discovery of the tomb π“‡‹π“‡©π“Šƒπ“‰ of Thutmosis II π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ– is so exciting and I cannot wait to learn more about this discovery!! The 18th Dynasty is my favorite time period, and Hatshepsut π“‡‹π“ π“ˆ–π“ŽΉπ“π“„‚π“π“€Όπ“ͺ is my favorite pharaoh 𓉐𓉻 so I am really excited about all of the new information that can be learned from this discovery!

In celebration of this wonderful discovery, Let’s read some hieroglyphs π“ŠΉπ“Œƒπ“ͺ!

Thutmosis I or Thutmosis II
A display of scarabs which show the names of the 18th Dynasty pharaohs Thutmosis I and Thutmosis II. This display is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Can you find the name of Thutmosis II amongst the Thutmosis I scarabs?

In this beautiful 𓄀𓆑𓂋 display of scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ at the MET, there is a collection with the names π“‚‹π“ˆ–π“¦ of the pharaohs 𓉐𓉻π“₯ Thutmosis I 𓇳𓉻𓆣𓂓 and Thutmosis II π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ–. Except there is a mistake in the display – one of the scarabs 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣π“ͺ in the Thutmosis I 𓇳𓉻𓆣𓂓 section actually belonged to Thutmosis II π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ–!

Can you find it? Scroll below to see the answer once you’ve looked!Β 

Thutmosis I or Thutmosis II

It’s the scarab 𓐍π“Šͺ𓂋𓂋𓆣 in the bottom row, second from the left! The throne names π“‚‹π“ˆ–π“¦ of Thutmosis I 𓇳𓉻𓆣𓂓 and Thutmosis II π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ– are very similar to each other – there is only a one hieroglyph difference between the two! 

Let’s take a closer look at the names: 

𓇳𓉻𓆣𓂓 – β€œGreat 𓉻 is the Manifestation 𓆣 of the soul π“‚“ of Ra 𓇳” (Thutmosis I)

π“‡³π“‰»π“†£π“ˆ– – β€œGreat 𓉻 is the Manifestation 𓆣 of π“ˆ– Ra 𓇳” (Thutmosis II) 

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