The Eleventh Dynasty ( 2150 - 1991 BC )

 The Eleventh Dynasty originated in the south and continued to rule the south and Thebes for more than 90 Years, and finally King Mentuhotep II was able to unify the country, Among the most important kings of the Eleventh Dynasty are: 

-King Mentuhotep II (Nebhebetre).

 -King Mentuhotep III (Saankhkare) 

-King Mentuhotep IV(Nab Tawi Ra)

11th Dynasty family tree

• King Mentuhotep II

(Nebhabet-Ra). He ruled the country for 51 years, characterized by struggle, and he changed his title more than once. At the beginning of his rule, he took the title (Saang Ab Tawi) That is, the one who brought life to the heart of the two lands. After he eliminated a revolution in the Thani region, tranquility spread throughout the country. A new period began in which he took the title (NebhebetRe), meaning the ruler of the state of Ra. What is meant by the state of Ra here is Egypt. He controlled the rulers of the south and the north, and he also took the title (Sama Tawi) in addition to his fixed title (NebhebetRe) in the thirty-ninth year of his reign After the unification of the country

• Horus name

1- S.ˁnḫ-ib-tȝwy
"Horus, he who invigorates the heart of the two lands"

2- Nṯrj-ḥḏt
"The divine one of the white crown"

3- Smˁ-tȝ.w(j)
"He who unifies the two lands"

• Nebty name

"The divine one of the white crown"

2- Smˁ-tȝ.w(j)

The statue of Mentuhotep II Egyptian Museum

titulary of Mentuhotep from his temple of Montu at Tod.

I Mentuhotep's mortuary temple, 1) Bab el-Hosan cache, 2) Lower pillared halls, 3) Upper hall, 4) core building, maybe a pyramid and between 3) and 4) is the ambulatory, 5) Hypostyle Hall, 6) Sanctuary.

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• King Mentuhotep III(Saankhkare). 

He ruled the country for about 12 years He was interested in constructing temples, whether in the Delta or Upper Egypt, and was concerned with the reconstruction of the country, as we know from a text engraved on a rock in Wadi Hammamet, dating back to the eighth year of his reign, that he sent an expedition there under the leadership of one of his men called (Hannu) to bring the necessary stones for the statues of the temple, they went to the country of Punt to bring seeds and incense, The tomb of King Mentuhotep III was found in a valley in the western mountain of Thebes.

The statue of Mentuhotep III

Head of the King

temple of Mentuhotep III at Thoth Hill in Western Thebes

• King Mentuhotep IV

He is the son of Mentuhotep III and the last king of Egypt from the Eleventh Dynasty, who ruled it for 7 years. His name was not recorded in the Turin Papyrus, but there are a few writings about him in Wadi Hammamet, which was...

Last king of the XI Dynasty, Nebtawyre Mentuhotep IV is only known from rock inscriptions from the Western Desert (19 in Wadi Hammamat, 6 from Wadi el-Hudi, 1 from Ayn el-Soukhna). and a fragment of a stone bowl from Lisht

• One of the most important works presented by the 11th Dynasty artist is ( the art of small figures ) known as Maket, which depicts a squad of Nubian soldiers made of colored wood. The artist expressed that they were Nubians by coloring their bodies with colour.

Nubian Archers