28: The King in the North

Montuhotep II (Part 2): A King and His Court. By 2020 BCE, Montu-Hotep II had established himself as King of Upper and Lower Egypt. But, would he be able to keep his power, in the wake of challenges? Date c. 2020 BCE. Website: www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show via Patreon www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments.  Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com. Select Bibliography: Herbert Winlock, “The Theban Necropolis in the Middle Kingdom,” American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures, 1915 (JSTOR). Dorothea Arnold, “Amenemhat I and the Early Twelfth Dynasty at Thebes,” Metropolitan Museum of Art Journal, 1991. Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006. Wolfram Grajetzki, Court Officials of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom, 2009. Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 1997/2008. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices