Mentuhotep IV
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Mentuhotep IV was a little-known and possibly short-reigning pharaoh at the end of Egypt’s 11th Dynasty, often regarded as the last ruler before the rise of the Middle Kingdom under the 12th Dynasty.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt ruler
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ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ |
| associatedSite | Wadi Hammamat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Wadi Hammamat inscription of year 2
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Wadi Hammamat inscription of year 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | unknown ⓘ |
| capital | Thebes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | predecessor of the Middle Kingdom pharaohs ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| dynasty | Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Eleventh Dynasty ⓘ |
| father | Mentuhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedRegion |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasNo |
extant mortuary temple identified with certainty
ⓘ
securely identified tomb ⓘ |
| hasRoyalTitle | Horus name (poorly attested) ⓘ |
| historicalStatus |
last king of the Eleventh Dynasty
ⓘ
poorly attested ruler ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being overshadowed by Amenemhat I
ⓘ
scarcity of archaeological evidence ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Wadi Hammamat inscriptions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rock inscriptions in the Eastern Desert ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Imi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nomen | Mentuhotep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organized large quarrying expedition to Wadi Hammamat ⓘ |
| notableOfficial | Amenemhat (future Amenemhat I) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
First Intermediate Period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transition to Middle Kingdom ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleEndOfReign | replaced by his vizier Amenemhat ⓘ |
| praenomen | Nebtawyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Mentuhotep III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regnalNumber | IV ⓘ |
| reignDuration | about 6 years ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 1991 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 1997 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Mentuhotep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Amenemhat I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorDynasty | Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| throneName | Nebtawyre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.