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King Mentuhotep II's chapel unearthed in Sohag Nevine El-Aref , Wednesday 2 Jul 2014 A well preserved limestone chapel from the reign of the 11th Dynasty king Mentuhotep II has been unearthed in Sohag ...
Monuments belonging to Mentuhotep II are very rare in Abydos, although the Pharaoh is known to have built several in order to bolster his political power in the ancient city. Mentuhotep II was the ...
ABYDOS, EGYPT—An 11 th Dynasty chapel belonging to King Mentuhotep II was discovered on the west bank of the Nile in the city of Sohag, according to Ahram Online.
The other two belong to Thutmose III, Hatshepsut's co-ruler and successor, and Mentuhotep II, who reigned during the Eleventh Dynasty, circa 2,040 to 1991 BCE.
Archaeologists point to a cartouche, or royal mark, declaring the chapel as belonging to Mentuhotep II. Picture: Luxor Times. Few artefacts and inscriptions dedicated to this pharaoh remain.
Meru was a high-ranking official at the court of the 11th Dynasty King Mentuhotep II, who reigned until 2004 BC and who, like Meru, was buried at the necropolis of North Asasif, the ministry said ...
Meru was a high-ranking official at the court of the 11th Dynasty King Mentuhotep II, who reigned until 2004 BC and who, like Meru, was buried at the necropolis of North Asasif, the ministry said ...
Meru was a high-ranking official at the court of the 11th Dynasty King Mentuhotep II, who reigned until 2004 BC and who, like Meru, was buried at the necropolis of North Asasif, the ministry said ...