Menkheperure Thutmose

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Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ruler ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Menkheperure Thutmose was the birth name of Thutmose IV, a pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty known for restoring the Great Sphinx and consolidating Egyptian power.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Menkheperure	2
Menkheperure (Thutmose IV)	2
Djedefptah (Hellenized form: Tuthmosis)	1
Menkheperure Thutmose canonical	1
Menkheperure Thutmose III (different king, same prenomen element)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2394472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Menkheperure Thutmose
Context triple: [Thutmose IV, birthName, Menkheperure Thutmose]

A. Khentetka
Khentetka was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely holding royal titles as the wife of Pharaoh Djedefre and possibly the mother of his heirs.
B. Hetepheres II
Hetepheres II was an Egyptian princess and queen of the 4th Dynasty, known as a daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and a prominent member of the royal family during the Old Kingdom.
C. Shepseskare
Shepseskare was a little-known and possibly short-reigning pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, attested mainly through sparse archaeological and king-list evidence.
D. Sekhemkare
Sekhemkare was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty, known as a son of Pharaoh Khafre and holder of high administrative and priestly offices.
E. Nefertkau I
Nefertkau I was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 4th Dynasty, likely a daughter of King Sneferu and a member of the early royal family of the Old Kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Menkheperure Thutmose
Target entity description: Menkheperure Thutmose was the birth name of Thutmose IV, a pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty known for restoring the Great Sphinx and consolidating Egyptian power.

A. Khentetka
Khentetka was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely holding royal titles as the wife of Pharaoh Djedefre and possibly the mother of his heirs.
B. Hetepheres II
Hetepheres II was an Egyptian princess and queen of the 4th Dynasty, known as a daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and a prominent member of the royal family during the Old Kingdom.
C. Shepseskare
Shepseskare was a little-known and possibly short-reigning pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, attested mainly through sparse archaeological and king-list evidence.
D. Sekhemkare
Sekhemkare was an ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th Dynasty, known as a son of Pharaoh Khafre and holder of high administrative and priestly offices.
E. Nefertkau I
Nefertkau I was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 4th Dynasty, likely a daughter of King Sneferu and a member of the early royal family of the Old Kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ruler ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Djedefptah (Hellenized form: Tuthmosis) ⓘ linked to: Menkheperure Thutmose Thutmose IV ⓘ Thutmosis IV ⓘ linked to: Thutmose IV
approximateBirthDate	early 15th century BCE ⓘ
approximateDeathDate	circa 1391 BCE ⓘ
associatedWithMonument	Dream Stele of Thutmose IV ⓘ Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ
associatedWithTemple	Karnak Temple Complex ⓘ Luxor Temple ⓘ
burialPlace	Valley of the Kings ⓘ
capital	Thebes ⓘ
child	Amenhotep III ⓘ
commissioned	inscriptions celebrating his Sphinx dream and kingship ⓘ
culture	ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dynasty	Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: 18th Dynasty of Egypt
era	New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
father	Amenhotep II ⓘ
foreignPolicy	diplomatic relations with Mitanni ⓘ maintenance of Egyptian dominance in Canaan ⓘ
hasBirthName	Menkheperure ⓘ
hasPraenomen	Menkheperure ⓘ
hasThroneName	Menkheperure ⓘ
house	Thutmosid royal family ⓘ linked to: Thutmosid family
issuedStele	Dream Stele between the paws of the Great Sphinx ⓘ linked to: Dream Stele of Thutmose IV
knownFor	Dream Stele at the Great Sphinx ⓘ linked to: Dream Stele of Thutmose IV consolidation of Egyptian power in the Near East ⓘ military campaigns in Syria-Palestine ⓘ religious building projects at Thebes ⓘ restoration of the Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ
mother	Tiaa ⓘ
predecessor	Amenhotep II ⓘ
reignEnd	circa 1391 BCE ⓘ
reignPeriod	circa 1401–1391 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	circa 1401 BCE ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
restored	Great Sphinx of Giza ⓘ
ruledOver	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
spouse	Iaret ⓘ Nefertari (Great Royal Wife) ⓘ linked to: Nefertari
successor	Amenhotep III ⓘ
title	King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
tomb	KV43 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited