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Mentuhotep II

The fifth pharaoh of the Eleventh Dynasty
Prenomen: Nebhapetra
Also known as: Montuhotep II
Mentuhotep II reigned for 51 years, but after 14 years of peace and prosperity, the Heracleopolitan tenth dynasty desecrated the Abydos necropolis, effectively starting a war with the pharaoh of Thebes. During the next twenty years the conflict raged on, neither side winning outright. Sometime during this time, Mentuhotep changed his names, perhaps to reflect the ambition to reunite the Two Lands. After finally accomplishing the defeat of the Heracleopolitans, the Two Lands were once again united under a pharaoh, and once again, his names were changed to reflect this.

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

s-anx-jb-tAwj
Sankh ib tawy
s-Ꜥnḫ-ꞽb-tꜢwꞽ
"The one who invigorates the heart of the Two lands"
First part of reign
British Museum, stela EA1203
Bibliotheca Aegyptica, X, §23.3
Hieroglyphic Texts in the British Museum, I, plate 53
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:H1
nTr-hDt
Netjer hedjet
nṯr-hḏt
"The divine one of the white crown"
Second part of reign
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:H3·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:II, 150b
smA-tAwj
Sema tawy
smꜢ-tꜢwꞽ
"The uniter of the Two Lands"
Third part of reign
British Museum EA753
Bibliotheca Aegyptica, X, §27.1
Hieroglyphic Texts in the British Museum, VI, plate 23 (2)
Prisse d'Avennes, Monuments Égyptiens, plate VII. Louvre Stele C14
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:H5
nTr-hDt
Netjer hedjet
nṯr-hḏt
"The divine one of the White Crown"
Second part of reign
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:N1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:II, 150b
smA-tAwj
Sema tawy
smꜢ-tꜢwꞽ
"The uniter of the Two Lands"
Third part of reign
Bibliotheca Aegyptica, X, §27.1
Prisse d'Avennes, Monuments Égyptiens, plate VII. Louvre Stele C14
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:N3
bjk-nbw qA-Swtj
Bik nebu qa shuty
bꞽk-nbw ḳꜢ-šwtꞽ
"Lofty of plumes"
Third part of reign
Naville, The XIth dynasty temple at Deir el-Bahari, II, plate X (F)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:G2
nb-HApt-ra
Neb hapet Ra
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ
"The possessor of the rudder of Ra"
Third part of reign
Abydos Canon57·Karnak Canon29·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:T4
nb-HApt-ra
Neb hapet Ra ★
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ
"The possessor of the rudder of Ra"
Third part of reign
Saqqara Canon13·Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:T5
nb-HApt-ra
Neb hapet Ra
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ
"The possessor of the rudder of Ra"
Second part of reign
Naville, The XIth dynasty temple at Deir El-Bahari, II, plate XVIII A
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:T1
nb-HApt-ra
Neb hapet Ra ★
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ
"The possessor of the rudder of Ra"
Third part of reign
Turin King List6.16
mnTw-Htp
Mentuhotep
mnṯw-ḥtp
"Montu is satisfied"
First part of reign
British Museum, stela EA1203
Bibliotheca Aegyptica, X, §23.3
Hieroglyphic Texts in the British Museum, I, plate 53
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:E1 (1)
mnTw-Htp
Mentuhotep
mnṯw-ḥtp
"Montu is satisfied"
Third part of reign
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:E3·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:II, 149b
zA-ra-mnTw-Htp
Sa Ra, Mentuhotep
zꜢ-rꜤ-mnṯw-ḥtp
"Mentuhotep, son of Ra"
Second part of reign
Bibliotheca Aegyptica, X, §26, Stele Louvre C 252
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:E1 (2)
nb-HApt-ra zA-ra-mnTw-Htp
Neb hapet Ra, sa Ra, Mentuhotep
nb-ḥꜢpt-rꜤ zꜢ-rꜤ-mnṯw-ḥtp
"The possessor of the rudder of Ra, son of Ra, Mentuhotep"
Second part of reign
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:78-79, 5:T+E

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