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Amenemhat II
- Reign
- 1877/76–1843/42 (1914–1879/76) BC
- Throne name
- Nub-kau-Re
- Other names
- Heken-maat, Ammenemes II
- Dynasty
- 12th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Amenemhat II is listed in the king list under ‘12th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 1877/76–1843/42 (1914–1879/76) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Nub-kau-Re. Other recorded names: Heken-maat, Ammenemes II.
What is known about Amenemhat II
Amenemhat II maintained intensive trade relations with the Near East and Crete. For about two years he was co-regent with his father Senusret I. He built a pyramid at Dahshur.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1870 BCSenusret III secures the southern frontier with a chain of mighty fortresses in Nubia, such as those at Semna and Buhen.
Other events of the period
- c. 1840 BCAmenemhat III has the Faiyum opened up through irrigation; the Greeks called his mortuary temple at Hawara the ‘Labyrinth’.
- c. 1795 BCSobekneferu reigns as the first female ruler of Egypt attested by contemporary evidence.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
12th Dynasty: all rulers
- Amenemhat I
- Senusret I
- Amenemhat II
- Senusret II
- Senusret III
- Amenemhat III
- Amenemhat IV
- Sobekneferu
- Seankhibra
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