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A mummy on display in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo that has been ascribed to Pharaoh Thutmose II, but some experts aren’t convinced it’s him. Photo: B.O’Kane/Alamy ...

The mummy of King Thutmose II, who ruled from 1493 to 1479 BC, was believed to have been discovered in the 19th century at the nearby archaeological site Deir el-Bahari Cachette.

Little is known about Thutmose II, who reigned as pharaoh from about 1493 B.C. until about 1479—more than 100 years before Tutankhamun lived, but part of the same 18th Dynasty of Egyptian kings.