People - Ancient Egypt

Amenemhet II (Nubkaure) in Tour Egypt

AMENEMHET II, 3RD KING OF THE 12TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Amenemhet II was the son of Senusret I and one of his chief queens, Nefru. He was the third ruler of Egypt's 12th Dynasty. Like his father, he served the first part of his reign as co-regent (perhaps for only two years) with Senusret I. His co-regency may have been short, but we are told ...

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Amenemhet IV (Maakherure) in Tour Egypt

AMENEMHET IV (MAAKHERURE) 1772-1763 B.C. 12TH DYNASTY - This seventh king of the 12th Dynasty was probably the son of Amenemhet III. He co-ruled with Amenemhet III and a temple at Medinet Madi in the Faiyum was probably built by both kings. Due to his father’s long reign, Amenemhet IV was old when he assumed the throne. He had no male heir and w...

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Nikare in Wikipedia

Nikare may have been a seventh dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List....

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Intef I in Wikipedia

Intef I was a local Egyptian ruler at Thebes, and a member of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. He was the first of his dynasty to assume the title of Pharaoh, with the Horus name of Sehertawy, ('He who has brought calm to the Two Lands').[2] Intef I was the son of Mentuhotep I. His authority was contested by the other...

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Mentuhotep III in Wikipedia

Sankhkare Mentuhotep III or Mentohotep III[3] of the Eleventh dynasty was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He continued the building program of his father Mentuhotep II, erecting temples to among others, Amun and Montu, local gods who had grown in prominence during the First Intermediate Period. He was assigned a reign of 12 years in ...

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Amenemhat II in Wikipedia

Nubkhaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Not much is known about his reign. He ruled Egypt for 35 years from 1929 BC to 1895 BC and was the son of Senusret I through the latter's chief wife, Queen Nefru.[1] His queen is not known; although recently a certain king's wife' named Senet has been proposed. ...

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Neferkahor in Wikipedia

Neferkahor may have been a seventh dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List and on a cylinder seal....

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Amenemhat IV in Wikipedia

Amenemhat IV, or Amenemhet IV was Pharaoh of Egypt, likely ruling between ca. 1815 BC and ca. 1806 BC. He served first as the junior coregent of Amenemhat III[2] and completed the latter's temple at Medinet Maadi,[3] which is "the only intact temple still existing from the Middle Kingdom" according to Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of the Supreme...

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Inyotef II (Wahankh) in Tour Egypt

INYOTEF II (WAHANKH) 2064-2015 B.C. 11TH DYNASTY. Inyotef II was the second king of the 11th Dynasty. The king ruled Egypt from 2064 till 2015 B.C. and took Thebes as the capitol during his reign. He was the younger brother of Inyotef I. The king led an army against his Herakloplitan allies in Assyout. His enemies ruined the city of Thinis and ...

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Mentuhotep IV (Nebtawyre) in Tour Egypt

MENTUHOTEP IV NEBTAWYRE THE LAST KING OF EGYPT'S 11TH DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. Though Mentuhotep III Sankhkare (Mentuhotep II in a number of texts) is said by both the Saqqara and Abydos king lists as being the last of the 11th Dynasty rulers, followed immediately by Amenemhet I who founded the 12th Dynasty, the fragmentary papyrus known as the Roy...

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