Thutmose IV
Also known as: Tuthmosis IV, Thutmosis IV |
Dynasty XVIII |
The name of the god Thoth is an ancient Greek transcription of the original name Djehuty. Thutmose is a modern compromise between the Greek transcription Thutmosis and Djehutimes. He was not the intended successor chosen by his father Amenhotep II, but rather usurped the throne from his elder brother.
Reign of Thutmose IV |
AE Chronology | 1400–1390 |
von Beckerath | 1397–1388 |
Shaw | 1400–1390 |
Dodson | 1398–1388 |
Malek | 1401–1391 |
Arnold | 1401–1391 |
Grimal | 1401–1390 |
Redford | 1419–1410 |
Manetho (Josephus) | 9y 8m |
Manetho (Africanus) | 9 years |
Manetho (Eusebius) | 9 years |
Manetho (Jerome) | 9 years |
Highest attestation | Year 8 |
The Royal Titulary
From the hieroglyphic records
Horus name
Ka nakht tut khau
kꜢ-nḫt-twt-ḫꜤw
The strong bull, the (very) image of appearances
E2:D40-t-w-t-xa:Z2
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 8:H1
Horus name variant
Ka nakht mery Waset
kꜢ-nḫt mri-wꜢst
The strong bull, beloved of Thebes
E2:D40-mr-i-i-R19-t:O49
Offering table CG 23088 (JE39616)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 8:H2
Horus name variant
Ka nakht sa Atum
kꜢ-nḫt zꜢ-itm
The strong bull, son of Atum
E2:D40-zA-t:U15
Petrie, Memphis I, plate VIII (4)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 8:H3
Nebty name
Djed nesyt mi Atum
ḏd-nsyt mi-itm
Stable of kingship like Atum
Dd-Dd-sw-t-i-i-mi-t:U15
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 138-139, 8:N1
Nebty name variant
Sekhem khau em tau nebu
sḫm-ḫꜤw-m-tꜢw-nb(w)
Powerful of
appearances in all lands
sxm-xa:Z2-m-N17:N17:N17:nb
Offering table CG 23088 (JE39616)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:N2
Golden Horus name
User khepesh der pedjut 9
wsr-ḫpš dr-pḏt-9
The one great of strength who has repelled the Nine Bows
wsr-s-T16A-d:r:D40-pD:Z2:Z2*Z2
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:G1
Golden Horus name variant
User khepesh der pedjut 9
wsr-ḫpš dr-pḏt
The one great of strength who has repelled the Nine Bows
wsr-s-F24:d:r-D40:pD:Z2*Z2*Z2
Offering table CG 23088 (JE39616)
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:G2
Throne name
Men kheperu Ra
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra
ra-mn-xpr-Z2
Abydos king list 72
Saqqara king list 6
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T1
Throne name variant
Men kheperu Ra, mer en Ra
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ mri.n.rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra, whom Ra has loved
ra:mn-xpr-ra:Z2-U7:n
Lateran obelisk (south side, right column)
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums IV 1549
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T3
Throne name variant
Men kheperu Ra, iry en Ra
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ iri-n-rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra, whom Ra made
ra:mn-xpr-ra:Z2-ir:n
Lateran obelisk (south side, left column)
Urkunden des Ägyptische Alterthums IV 1550
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T4
Throne name variant
Men kheperu en Ra
mn-ḫprw-n-rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra
ra:mn-xpr:Z2-n
Marseille stela 15 and 25
de Saulcy, Mémoires de l'Académie nationale de Metz, 1864, Pt. 2, 257-358
Throne name variant
Men kheperu Ra, setep en Ra
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ stp.n-rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra , whom Ra chose
ra:mn-xpr:Z2-stp&n&ra
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 69f
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T5
Throne name variant
Men kheperu Ra, heqa Maat
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ ḥḳꜢ-mꜢꜤt
Established manifestations of Ra, ruler of Maat
ra:mn-xpr-xpr-xpr-HqA-H6
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 69b
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T6
Throne name variant
Men kheperu Ra
mn-ḫprw-rꜤ
Established manifestations of Ra
ra-mn:n-xpr-xpr-xpr
de Morgan, Catalogue des Monuments et inscriptions de l'Egypte antique, p. 115
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:T2
Birth name
Djehutimes
ḏḥwti-msi(w)
Thoth is born
G26-ms-s
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:E1
Birth name variant
Djehutimes, kha khau
ḏḥwti-ms(w) ḫꜤi-ḫꜤw
Thoth is born, radiant of crowns
xa-G26-ms-s-xa:Z2
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
Beckerath, Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen (1999), 140-141, 8:E2
Birth name variant
Djehutimes, kha khau
ḏḥwti-ms ḫꜤi-ḫꜤw
Thoth is born, radiant of crowns
xa-G26-ms-xa:Z2
Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien (1849), III, 68
The complete titulary
Sources containing all five names of the royal titulary
Temple of Amada dedication text
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 69f; Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, VII, 69Dream stele of Thutmose IV (a.k.a. Sphinx stele)
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 68; Porter & Moss, Topographical Bibliography, III.1, 37; Helck, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, IV, 1540Year 7 Konosso island rock inscription
Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, III, 69e; Helck, Urkunden der 18. Dynastie, IV, 1555-56; Champollion, Notices, I, 164
The sources of antiquity
From the writings of the historians and scholars of antiquity
Author | Greek | Transliteration | Transcription | Reign |
Africanus xviii, 7 |
Τουθμωσις |
Touthmosis |
Tuthmosis |
9 years |
Eusebius xviii, 6 |
Τουθμωσις |
Touthmosis |
Tuthmosis |
9 years |
Jerome |
|
|
Thmosis |
9 years |
Josephus 96 |
Θμωσις |
Thmosis |
Thmosis |
9 years, 8 months |
Bibliography
Beckerath, J. Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen, MÄS 49 (1999): 138–141
Baker. D. D. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I – Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty 3300–1069 BC (London, 2008), 474–477
Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): 290–305
Leprohon, R. J. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary (Atlanta, 2013), 101–102