Mentuhotep III
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| Mentuhotep III | |||
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| Osiride statue of the 11th dynasty pharaoh Mentuhotep III, on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. | |||
| Pharaoh of Egypt | |||
| Reign | 2010 BC – 1998 BC, 11th dynasty | ||
| Predecessor | Mentuhotep II | ||
| Successor | Mentuhotep IV | ||
| Died | 1998 BC | ||
Sankhkare Mentuhotep III of the Eleventh dynasty was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He continued the building program of his father Mentuhotep II, erecting temples to among others, Amun and Montu, local gods who had grown in prominence during the First Intermediate Period. He was assigned a reign of 12 years in the Turin Canon.
[edit] References
- ^ King List (chronological)
- ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
[edit] Further reading
- W. Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History,Archaeology and Society, Duckworth, London 2006 ISBN 0-7156-3435-6, 23-25
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Mentuhotep II |
Pharaoh of Egypt Eleventh Dynasty |
Succeeded by Mentuhotep IV |
