ABSTRACT
A MENI, the Saviour foretold by the prophecy, was King Amenemhat I, who founded the XIIth Dynasty about 2000 B.c. During the period which we call the Middle Kingdom (the Theban XIth to XIIIth Dynasties, 2160-1660), the Theban Kings restored order and prosperity in Egypt. In From Tribe to Empire (pp. 222-34, 243-6), I have explained how these Pharaohs developed a Greater Egypt, extending their empire up the Nile Valley and in Palestine. This achievement, which was one of defence rather than of conquest, did not save Egypt from the invasion of the Shepherds, who interrupted the work of the Pharaohs for a century (1660-1580). The national reaction drove out the invaders and strengthened the sovereigns of the Theban New Kingdom, or Empire, as it is called (XVIIIth-XXth Dynasties, 1580-1100). The various Kings named Thothmes, Amenophis, and Rameses, anxious to protect their frontiers, sought for advanced bastions. They were led on to conquer Hither Asia and to commit themselves to the gamble of a world-policy. 1 Thebes was not only the capital of the New Egypt; it became the metropolis of the civilized East. —Royal Funeral Procession of a Plebeian. Theban New Empire. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315005454/40fa4a59-7816-4f3f-9d8c-e5d55863c83e/content/fig2_4_56_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
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XIIth Dynasty |
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Monuments And Turin Papyrus |
7 Manetho Diospolite (Theban)Kings. |
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1. Amenemhat I1 |
2000-1971 |
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2. Senusert I |
1980-1936 |
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3. Amenemhat II |
1938-1904 |
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213 years |
4. Senusert II |
1906-1888 |
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5. Senusert III |
1887-1850 |
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6. Amenemhat III (Nemaatra) |
1849-1801 |
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7. Amenemhat IV |
1800-1792 |
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8. Sebekneferura (Queen) |
1791-1788 |
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