Thutmose II
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Thutmose II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty whose short reign preceded and set the stage for the powerful rule of his son, Thutmose III.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thutmose II canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3657308 — 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: Thutmose II Context triple: [Thutmose III, father, Thutmose II]
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A.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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C.
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for his military campaigns in Asia and Nubia and for consolidating the empire’s power and monumental building projects.
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D.
Senusret II
Senusret II was a 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, known for his peaceful reign, extensive irrigation projects in the Faiyum, and the pyramid he built at El-Lahun.
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E.
Khaemwaset
Khaemwaset was an ancient Egyptian prince and high priest of Ptah, renowned for his early efforts in restoring and preserving older monuments during the reign of his father, Ramesses II.
- 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: Thutmose II Target entity description: Thutmose II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty whose short reign preceded and set the stage for the powerful rule of his son, Thutmose III.
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A.
Mentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period and is widely regarded as the founder of the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for restoring the Great Sphinx of Giza and commemorating it with the famous Dream Stele.
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C.
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was an 18th Dynasty pharaoh of ancient Egypt, known for his military campaigns in Asia and Nubia and for consolidating the empire’s power and monumental building projects.
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D.
Senusret II
Senusret II was a 12th Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, known for his peaceful reign, extensive irrigation projects in the Faiyum, and the pyramid he built at El-Lahun.
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E.
Khaemwaset
Khaemwaset was an ancient Egyptian prince and high priest of Ptah, renowned for his early efforts in restoring and preserving older monuments during the reign of his father, Ramesses II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th Dynasty pharaoh
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Amun
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
inscriptions at Aswan
ⓘ
inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ reliefs at Deir el-Bahri ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
KV42 (disputed)
ⓘ
linked to:
KV42
Theban Necropolis ⓘ |
| capital | Thebes ⓘ |
| child | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| coregencyWith | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
Pharaonic Egypt
|
| deathDate | c. 1479 BCE ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| era | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| father |
Thutmose I
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuthmosis I
|
| historicalPeriod | 15th century BCE ⓘ |
| house | Thutmosid family ⓘ |
| knownFor |
husband of Hatshepsut
ⓘ
predecessor of Thutmose III ⓘ short reign ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign |
Levant (probable)
ⓘ
linked to:
Levant region
Nubia ⓘ |
| mother | Mutnofret ⓘ |
| mummyDiscoveredAt |
Deir el-Bahri cache (DB320)
ⓘ
linked to:
Deir el-Bahri
|
| mummyNowIn |
Egyptian Museum, Cairo
ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian Museum
|
| nomen | Thutmose II ⓘ |
| praenomen | Aakheperenre ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Thutmose I
ⓘ
linked to:
Tuthmosis I
|
| reignEnd | c. 1479 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 1493 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse |
Eighteenth Dynasty royal family
ⓘ
linked to:
18th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| scriptUsedInInscriptions | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| spouse | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| successor | Thutmose III ⓘ |
| successorAsCoRulerOf | Hatshepsut ⓘ |
| successorRoleOfHatshepsut | regent for Thutmose III ⓘ |
| successorWasMinorAtDeath | true ⓘ |
| templeBuilding |
Karnak Temple complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Karnak Temple Complex
|
| throneName | Aakheperenre ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thutmose II Description of subject: Thutmose II was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th Dynasty whose short reign preceded and set the stage for the powerful rule of his son, Thutmose III.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.