The “Dream Painting” in the hands of the Sphinx ... tells the story of the king who mixed religion and politics
“Look at me, and take care of me, son of Thutmose, I am your father, and I will give you the throne of the country and the people. But remember, this is like the case of someone who has been ill, and my limbs have eroded, and the sand on which I am standing now threatens me. For my sake, you must do what my heart desires. Waiting for a long time »
This is what is inscribed on the dream board, located between the arms of the Sphinx in the pyramids area of Giza, to the highest height of the panel 144 cm and width 40 cm, and it is made of solid fiery granite, and an inscription on it next to the dream text, Thutmose IV prays to the Sphinx and makes offerings.
Due to the splendor of its design and its uniqueness, it was copied closer to the real one made of gypsum and is now in the London Museum.
As for the summary of the dream that the king had been excited about in his sleep when he was a young man, after an arduous hunting trip, then he sat resting under the chin of the Sphinx, who was about 1300 years old at the time, so he fell asleep to see the face of God in the sky talking to him and his mouth moving during the conversation, and foretelling him the throne of Egypt He asked him to remove the sand that covered all parts of the Sphinx, so that the features of his limbs would disappear at the time.
Researchers interpreted the dream of Thutmose, as just a deceptive story that the young prince spun to suggest that he was installed as king by the god, especially since he had four brothers, among whom was the most deserving of the throne of the country.
After Thutmose IV ascended the seat of power, he fulfilled his pledge, carried out the process of removing sand from the statue of the Sphinx, and carried out the first restoration in history.
Thutmose death
As for the brothers of Thutmose, they were killed by the young king, with the help of the priests, and his rule did not last long, as he met his death in his thirties, after a ten-year rule for the country, during which the people lived a state of luxury and prosperity, and Tuthmosis the fourth deposited the world with a record of the achievements of Egypt that no one denies .
Scientists believe that the cause of death of Thutmose IV is disease, is disease, and they attributed that to the extreme thinness of his mummy
