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What did amenemhet I do?
Amenemhet I, also called Amenemmes I, king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1938–08 bce), founder of the 12th dynasty (1938–c. 1756 bce), who with a number of powerful nomarchs (provincial governors) consolidated Egyptian unity after the death of his predecessor, under whom he had served as vizier.
What did Amenhemet do in the Middle Kingdom?
Amenemhet III, also called Amenemmes III, king of ancient Egypt (reigned 1818–1770 bce) of the 12th dynasty, who brought Middle Kingdom Egypt (c. 1938–1630 bce) to a peak of economic prosperity by completing a system to regulate the inflow of water into Lake Moeris, in the Al-Fayyūm depression southwest of Cairo.
Who was Amenemhat I and what did he do?
Amenemhat I’s name is associated with one of only two sebayt or ethical “teachings” attributed to Egyptian monarchs, entitled the Instructions of Amenemhat, though it is generally thought today that it was composed by a scribe at the behest of the king.
Where did Amenemhet the king of Egypt come from?
Amenemhet was probably the son of a woman named Nofret (Nefret), from Elephantine near modern Aswan, and a priest called Senusret, according to an inscription at Thebes. So his origins are probably southern Egypt.
Where did Amenemhet build the temple of Amon?
Amenemhet also added to the Temple of Amon at Thebes and built at various other sites in Upper Egypt. His pyramid and adjoining funerary complex, erected at Al-Lisht, were closely patterned after those of the late Old Kingdom ( c. 2575– c. 2130 bce) in a deliberate effort to associate the new dynasty with the glories of the earlier pyramid age.
Why was Amenemhet I’s burial chamber underwater?
The Middle Kingdom pyramids were built closer to the Nile and Amenemhet I’s burial chamber is now underwater because the River Nile has shifted course. The complex has an inner wall of limestone and an outer wall of mudbrick; members of the Royal family were buried between these two walls.
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