Thutmose III (Part 10): The End of Days.
1450 to 1441 BCE. Thutmose enjoyed the last nine years of his rule with a spate of activity. He commanded a final expedition; oversaw construction work at many sites; brought his tomb to completion; and made arrangements for the succession.
Finally, the day came when Thutmose would face his creator…
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Buhen
All images from Smith & Emery (1971 – 1979)
The Gebel Barkal. At far left, the “uraeus” promontory (Wikipedia)
Obelisks
The obelisk of Thutmose III in Istanbul (Photo: D.P.)
Thutmose III obelisk in Istanbul (Photo: D.P.)
Thutmose III obelisk in Istanbul (Photo: D.P.)
KV-34 – The Royal Tomb
The structure and shape of Thutmose III’s tomb (Richter 2008).
Part of the painted decoration from the tomb of Thutmose III.
The god Sokar in the tomb of Thutmose III
The decoration of the “well-chamber” in the tomb of Thutmose III (My Luxor)
Re (in shrine) aboard his solar barge; Hathor accompanies: the tomb of Thutmose III (My Luxor)
The sarcophagus of Thutmose III (My Luxor)
The cartouche on the lid of Thutmose’s sarcophagus (My Luxor)
Bibliography
Articles
Anson F. Rainey, “Amenhotep II’s Campaign to Takshy,” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (1973) JSTOR.
Donald B. Redford, “The Coregency of Thutmosis III and Amenophis III,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (1965) JSTOR.
George A. Reisner, “The Viceroys of Nubia,” Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (1920) JSTOR.
Barbara A. Richter, “The Amduat and Its Relationship to the Architecture of Early 18th Dynasty Royal Burial Chambers,” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt (2008) JSTOR.
Books
Eric Cline & David O’Connor (eds.), Thutmose III: A New Biography, 2006.
Erik Hornung, The Ancient Egyptian Books of the Afterlife, 1999.
Peter der Manuelian, Studies in the Reign of Amenophis II, 1987.
H.S. Smith & W. B. Emery, The Fortress of Buhen, 1971-1979.
Richard H. Wilkinson & Kent R. Weeks (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Valley of the Kings, 2016.
Richard H. Wilkinson & Nicholas Reeves, The Complete Valley of the Kings, 2008.
Websites
University College London – website
SLU – website
Bernard M. Adams “My Luxor” – website
Hi,
This episode doesn’t seem to be showing up. 🙁
Of to Turin on Thursday on a travel grant to see and photograph objects of Butehamun (got to visit the Louvre archives last month to see his famous letter to the coffin of his wife).
Looking forward to the new episode.
George Wood
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It just popped up!
Take care,
George
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Thanks George! Phew 🙂
Have a wonderful time in Turin!
Dominic
Hey,
It’s me again. I just wanted to let you know that when you talk about Thutmose III’s successors you mention Amenhotep II and Thumose I…. I think you meant Thutmose the IV, no? Sorry to keep bothering you with these and if you want me to stop I will. This happens at 1:06:42.
Thanks for helping me keep the crazy world of the present at bay while I’m listening to your lovely descriptions and histories!
Thanks Angela. Realistically I probably won’t go back and fix them, as they are minor errors and I think people will understand my intent. I do appreciate it, though. Glad someone is listening closely! ✌
*Thutmose I
Sorry!
Understood! 🙂
Hi Dominic, your podcast is really impressive. I’m working my way through from the beginning. Only discovered your podcast a month or so ago. Minor point, but in Episode 76 you mention that Polaris was the pole star during the reign of Thutmose III. I have not pulled up my astronomy program, but I don’t think so. The north celestial pole was near Thuban in the Old Kingdom, and it was probably not that far from Thuban in the New Kingdom, about a thousand years later. Here’s an unverified source I found online: https://earthsky.org/brightest-stars/thuban-past-north-star#:~:text=Thuban%20was%20the%20Pole%20Star,Egyptians%20were%20building%20the%20pyramids.&text=The%20Great%20Pyramid%20of%20Giza,Nina%20Aldin%20Thune%2FWikimedia%20Commons. But it is a minor point. I also edit a journal about Amarna, which you might find interesting: http://www.theamarnaresearchfoundation.org/articles.html – Thanks again for the wonderful podcast.