Middle KingdomMentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II: Deir el-Bahari Temple Inscription
c. 2010 BCE
An inscription from the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahari, the first great monument of the Middle Kingdom. The text presents a royal titulary and dedication formula, celebrating the king who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period.
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Ḥr smꜣ-tꜢwj
Horus, Uniter of the Two Lands
Horus, Uniter of the Two Lands,
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Nbty smꜣ-tꜢwj
Two Ladies, Uniter of the Two Lands
Two Ladies, Uniter of the Two Lands,
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nsw-bjtNb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ
king of Upper and Lower EgyptPossessor of the Rudder of Ra
King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebhapetre,
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sꜢ-RꜥMnṯw-ḥtpḏt
Son of RaMontu Is Satisfiedforever
Son of Ra, Mentuhotep, forever.