Thutmose I

Thutmose I
Thutmosis, Tuthmosis, Thothmes in Latinized Greek
A stone head, most likely depicting Thutmose I, at the British Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	12 regnal yrs 1506–1493 BC (low chronology) 1526 BC to 1513 BC (high chronology)
Predecessor	Amenhotep I
Successor	Thutmose II
Royal titulary Horus name Kanakht Meryma'at K3-nḫt-mrj-m3ˁt Strong bull, beloved of Maat Nebty name Kha·em·neseret Aa·pehty Ḫˁ-m-nsrt-ˁ3-pḥtj He who appears with the uraeus, great of strength Golden Horus Nefer·renput S'ankh·ib·u Nfr-rnpwt-s-ˁnḫ-jb.w He whose years are perfect/beautiful, he who causes hearts to live Prenomen  (Praenomen) Aa·kheperkare ˁ3-ḫpr-k3-Rˁ Great is the manifestation of the Ka of Ra[1] Nomen Djehutymes Ḏḥwtj-msj(w) Born of Thoth Djehutymes Khamyre Ḏḥwty-ms(jw)-ḫˁ-mj-rˁ Born of Thoth, appearing like Ra
Consort	Ahmose Mutnofret
Children	Thutmose II Hatshepsut Amenmose Wadjmose Nefrubity
Father	Unknown (possibly Amenhotep I or Ahmose Sapair)
Mother	Senseneb
Died	1493 BC
Burial	KV20, later KV38; Mummy found in the Deir el-Bahri royal cache (Theban Necropolis)
Monuments	Pylons IV and V, two obelisks, and a hypostyle hall at Karnak
Dynasty	18th Dynasty

Thutmose I (sometimes read as Thutmosis or Tuthmosis I, Thothmes in older history works in Latinized Greek; meaning "Thoth is born") was the third pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. He received the throne after the death of the previous king, Amenhotep I. During his reign, he campaigned deep into the Levant and Nubia, pushing the borders of Egypt farther than ever before in each region. He also built many temples in Egypt, and a tomb for himself in the Valley of the Kings; he is the first king confirmed to have done this (though Amenhotep I may have preceded him).

Thutmose I's reign is generally dated to 1506–1493 BC, but a minority of scholars—who think that astrological observations used to calculate the timeline of ancient Egyptian records, and thus the reign of Thutmose I, were taken from the city of Memphis rather than from Thebes—would date his reign to 1526–1513 BC.^[2][3] He was succeeded by his son Thutmose II, who in turn was succeeded by Thutmose II's sister, Hatshepsut.