What's in a Name?
Today, we're diving right into the core of Thutmose Tuesday itself: the name "Thutmose". For the ancient Egyptians, names held tremendous power. If your name lived on in the memories of your family (or, if you were a pharaoh, in the hearts and minds of your subjects), then your spirit would endure forever in the afterlife. This was primarily why Egyptian kings built such extravagant tombs and mortuary temples, so they would be remembered and worshipped for generations to come