Montuhotep II (Part II): The Theban Court.
A new era has dawned. Montuhotep II, ruler of a newly united Egypt, must bring the noble families into line, and centralize power in his own hands. He must curb the power of provincial officials, and handle a vastly expanded domain and population.
Montuhotep II
- Records and associated individuals at SLU.edu.
- Records and monuments at UCL.
- Detailed summary of reign at Wikipedia.
- Summary of 11th Dynasty at ancient-egypt.org.
Royal Names/Titles
- Horus: Djematawy
- Two Ladies: Djematawy
- Golden Horus: Qaishuti
- Throne name/prenomen: Neb-hepet-re
- Personal name / nomen: Montu-hotep
Family/Heritage
- Family tree at Wikimedia.
- See also Dodson and Hilton, Complete Royal Families, 2004.
Wives
- Neferu II.
- Tem (mother of Mentuhotep III).
- Henhenet.
- Ashayet.
- Kawit.
- Kemsit.
- Sadhe.
- Amunet.
- Ment.
- Ten-net.
- As.
Monuments
- The Memorial Temple at Deir el-Bahari, Wikimedia.
- Miscellaneous monuments, statues, and art of Montuhotep II at Wikimedia.
- Painted relief of Montuhotep II and Hathor, Flickr.
Bibliography
- Herbert Winlock, “The Theban Necropolis in the Middle Kingdom,” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, 1915 (JSTOR).
- Dorothea Arnold, “Amenemhat I and the Early Twelfth Dynasty at Thebes,” Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal, 1991.
- Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.
- Wolfram Grajetzki, Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, 2009.
- Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 1997/2008.
