Middle Kingdom of Egypt

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The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a classical phase of ancient Egyptian civilization marked by political reunification, flourishing literature and arts, and major developments in administration and temple building.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical period
phase of ancient Egyptian civilization
administrativeCenter Itjtawy
built fortresses in Lower Nubia
Dahshur necropolis
surface form: pyramids at Dahshur

pyramids at el-Lahun
temples at Karnak
capital Itjtawy
Thebes
characterizedBy codification of provincial administration
strong central bureaucracy
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
economyBasedOn Nile floodplain cultivation
agriculture
endedWith rise of Hyksos power in northern Egypt
endTime c. 1650 BC
end of 13th Dynasty
followedBy Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
follows First Intermediate Period of Egypt
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasDynasty 11th Dynasty of Egypt
12th Dynasty of Egypt
13th Dynasty of Egypt
early 14th Dynasty of Egypt
knownFor advances in administration
development of classical Middle Egyptian language
flourishing literature
fortification building in Nubia
irrigation and hydraulic projects
large-scale temple building
political reunification of Egypt
languageUsed Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Middle Egyptian
locatedIn Nile Valley
majorRuler Amenemhat I
Amenemhat II
Amenemhat III
Amenemhat IV
Mentuhotep II
Senusret I
Senusret II
Senusret III
Sobekneferu
partOf Ancient Egyptian history
precededByEvent political fragmentation of First Intermediate Period
producedWork Instructions of Amenemhat
The Eloquent Peasant
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
The Tale of Sinuhe
religion ancient Egyptian religion
startTime c. 2055 BC
late 11th Dynasty
territorialExpansion Nubia

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Luxor Museum focusesOnPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Ancient Egyptian religion timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Elephantine Island periodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt follows Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Sokar (Seker), Memphite funerary god timePeriodOfWorship Middle Kingdom of Egypt
subject surface form: Sokar
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Memphis necropolis associatedWith Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Greater Cairo archaeological region historicalPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Ta-Shema timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
White Crown periodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
uraeus timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Double Crown of Egypt timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Two Ladies worshipPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Eye of Horus symbolism timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom Egypt
Aswan granite usedThroughout Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Lord of the Two Lands timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Tura, Egypt historicalPeriodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Egyptian Sculpture Gallery timePeriodCovered Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Anuket timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Westcar Papyrus dateOfComposition Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Nun timePeriodOfCult Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Khnum timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Maat timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Memphite necropolis periodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Two Lands of Egypt timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Eye of Ra timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Ancient Egyptian architecture flourishedDuring Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
S3 (Gardiner sign list) timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid) period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
subject surface form: Pyramid of Amenemhat III
Kerma archaeological site floruit Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom period of Egypt
White Pyramid of Amenemhat II historicalPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
White Pyramid of Amenemhat II timeOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Pyramid of Senusret III period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Atum worshipPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Kingdom of Kerma partiallyConcurrentWith Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Kingdom of Kerma politicalRivalOf Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions associatedEmpire Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom Egypt
Wadi el-Hol inscriptions chronology Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Sokar cultPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Sobek timePeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Tell Basta hasPeriodOfOccupation Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Men-nefer eraOfProminence Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Mut worshipPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
11th Dynasty of Egypt partOf Middle Kingdom of Egypt
11th Dynasty of Egypt period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Thebae wasCapitalOf Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Egypt (Middle Kingdom, intermittently)
Thebae flourishedDuring Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Middle Bronze Age temporalContextOf Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Deir el-Bahri periodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom
Bast worshipPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Theban Necropolis periodOfUse Middle Kingdom of Egypt
this entity surface form: Middle Kingdom