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Mentuhotep III
- Reign
- 1957–1945 (1995–1983) BC
- Throne name
- Seankh-ka-Re, Senefer-ka-re
- Other names
- Seankh-tawy
- Dynasty
- 11th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Mentuhotep III is listed in the king list under ‘11th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 1957–1945 (1995–1983) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Seankh-ka-Re, Senefer-ka-re. Other recorded names: Seankh-tawy.
What is known about Mentuhotep III
Attested by numerous temple buildings.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1950 BCAmenemhat I moves the royal residence to Itjtawy; the ‘Story of Sinuhe’ is composed under Senusret I.
Other events of the period
- c. 2040 BCMentuhotep II reunites the country and builds his mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari.
- c. 1870 BCSenusret III secures the southern frontier with a chain of mighty fortresses in Nubia, such as those at Semna and Buhen.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
11th Dynasty: all rulers
- Mentuhotep I
- Intef I
- Intef II
- Intef III
- Mentuhotep II
- Mentuhotep III
- Mentuhotep IV
- In(tef)
- Iyibkhentre
- Segerseni
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