28: The King in the North

Montuhotep II (Part 2): A King and His Court. By 2020 BCE, Montu-Hotep II had established himself as King of Upper and Lower Egypt. But, would he be able to keep his power, in the wake of challenges?

• Date c. 2020 BCE.
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• Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.

Select 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.

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