Thutmose II (sometimes read as
Thutmosis,
Thothmes or
Tuthmosis II and meaning
Born of Thoth, probably pronounced during his lifetime as
Djhutymose) was the fourth
Pharaoh of the
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. He built some minor monuments and initiated at least two minor campaigns but did little else during his rule and was probably strongly influenced by his wife,
Hatshepsut. His reign is generally dated from 1493 to 1479 BC. Thutmose II's body was found in the
Deir el-Bahri Cache above the
Mortuary Temple of Hatshepsut and can be viewed today in the
Egyptian Museum in
Cairo.