Thutmose (viceroy of Kush) explained

Style:Viceroy of Kush
Tuthmose
Predecessor:Merymose
Successor:Amenhotep called Huy
Dynasty:18th Dynasty
Pharaoh:Akhenaten

Tuthmose was the Viceroy of Kush during the reign of Akhenaten. Tuthmose was given the titles King's Son of Kush, Overseer of the Gold Lands of Amun, Overseer of masons, Overseer of the borderlands of His Majesty, and Fan-bearer on the King's right.[1]

In year 12 of Akhenaten, Tuthmose was ordered to put down a rebellion by some of the Nubians, according to a stela set up at Buhen. Here were found the fragments of the stela mentioning this rebellion and a viceroy of Kush. The latter's name is lost but it seems likely that it was Tuthmose as he is so far the only known viceroy of Kush datable under Akhenaten.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [George A. Reisner]
  2. H. S. Smith: The Fortress of Buhen, The Inscriptions (Egypt Exploration Society, Excavation Memoirs 48), London 1976,,, pp. 124-129, plates XXIX, LXXV, 3,4