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Further evidence of a coup d'état at the end of Dynasty 11?

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posted on 2024-08-12, 02:20 authored by Richard A.J. Tidyman

The author reconsiders the evidence concerning the dynastic change at the end of the 11th Dynasty. He deals with its ephemeral last king, Mentuhotep IV Nebtawyre, who was overthrown by his vizier, the later Amenemhat I, the founder of the 11th Dynasty, and suggests that the name of the new capital of Lisht (I͗tw-tꜢwy) is making direct reference to this event. Also, the literary texts of the Prophecy of Neferti and the Instruction of Amenemhat I are considered in the light of evidence for a civil war accompanying the takeover. (OEB)

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Journal title:

Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology (BACE)

Volume:

6

Publication year:

1995

Pages:

103-110

ISSN:

1035-7524

Publisher:

Australian Centre for Egyptology, Macquarie University

Language:

English

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