Wadjmose was an
ancient
Egyptian prince of the
18th dynasty; a son of Pharaoh
Thutmose I.
He is likely to have been born a few years before his father
ascended the throne. He had a brother named
Amenmose; it is disputed who their mother
was. If they were born to Queen
Ahmose, they were full brothers of
Hatshepsut, if their mother was Queen
Mutnofret, they were full brothers of
Thutmose II.
Wadj is depicted in the
El-Kab tomb of himself and Amenmose's tutor Paheri, as sitting on
Paheri's lap. He predeceased his father.
A chapel for him was
erected probably during the reign of Thutmose II between the places
where later the mortuary
temple of Thutmose IV and the Ramesseum
were built. A statue of Mutnofret was found
here, making it likely that she was his mother..
His name occurs written in a
cartouche,
which is quite rare for princes.
Sources
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of
Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3
p.140
- Dodson & Hilton, p.140
- Dodson & Hilton, pp.130-131
- Dodson & Hilton, pp.140-141
- Dodson & Hilton, p.139
- Dodson & Hilton, p.25