Mentuhotep II
★Also known as: Montuhotep II
Reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period, inaugurating the Middle Kingdom.
Reign
2009 BC–1959 BC
2009 BC – 1959 BC
Dynasty
Eleventh Dynasty
Period
Middle Kingdom
c. 2055 BC – 1650 BC
Alternate Names
Montuhotep II
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ"Possessor of the Rudder of Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)mnṯw-ḥtp"Montu Is Satisfied"
Horus Name
smꜢ-tꜢwj"Uniter of the Two Lands"
Nebty (Two Ladies) NamesmꜢ-tꜢwj"Uniter of the Two Lands"
Golden Horus Name
bꞽk-nbw qꜢ-šwtj"Golden Falcon, Lofty of Plumes"
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