House of Amenemhat
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The House of Amenemhat was a Twelfth Dynasty royal family of ancient Egypt that oversaw a period of political stability, administrative reform, and major building projects in the Middle Kingdom.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
royal dynasty ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Itjtawy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Instruction of Amenemhat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tale of Sinuhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Itjtawy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conducted |
military campaigns in Nubia
ⓘ
military campaigns in the Levant ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| dynastyNumber | 12 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
fortification building
ⓘ
irrigation projects ⓘ pyramid construction ⓘ temple construction ⓘ |
| era | Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Amenemhat I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reform
ⓘ
major building projects ⓘ political stability ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| maintained | standing army ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Amenemhat I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amenemhat II NERFINISHED ⓘ Amenemhat III NERFINISHED ⓘ Amenemhat IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Senusret I NERFINISHED ⓘ Senusret II NERFINISHED ⓘ Senusret III NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobekneferu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patronOf |
Amun cult
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osiris cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promoted |
art
ⓘ
literature ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganized | provincial administration ⓘ |
| strengthened | central bureaucracy ⓘ |
| successor | Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedRoyalIconography | Middle Kingdom style ⓘ |
| usedTitle | King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.