Nebhepetre

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Nebhepetre was the throne name of Mentuhotep II, the Eleventh Dynasty pharaoh who reunified Egypt and initiated the Middle Kingdom.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nebhepetre canonical 2
King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebpehtyre 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf royal titulary element
throne name
appearsIn royal cartouches
appearsInTempleReliefsAt Deir el-Bahri
appearsOnMonumentsOf Mentuhotep II
approximateDateRange c. 2061–2010 BCE
associatedWithCapital Thebes
associatedWithEvent reunification of Egypt after First Intermediate Period
associatedWithPeriod Middle Kingdom of Egypt
associatedWithRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
associatedWithReign reign of Mentuhotep II
category Ancient Egyptian royal names
Middle Kingdom pharaonic titles
chronologicalContext late 11th Dynasty
culturalContext Ancient Egyptian religion
geographicalContext Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
hasComponentDeity Ra
hasNameElement Neb
Re
hepet
linked to: Hapi
hasRoyalTitleType prenomen
honorsDeity Re
language Ancient Egyptian
linkedToSuccessorPeriod early 12th Dynasty (as predecessor)
meaningApproximate The Lord of the rudder is Re
partOfRoyalTitulary fivefold titulary of Mentuhotep II
scriptDirection right-to-left
symbolizes divine kingship
royal authority
throneNameOf Mentuhotep II
usedBy pharaoh of Egypt
usedByDynasty Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
usedInOfficialContext monumental inscriptions
royal decrees
state documents
usedInRoyalInscriptions yes
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mentuhotep II throneName Nebhepetre
Mentuhotep II praenomen Nebhepetre
Ahmose I royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebpehtyre
linked to: Nebhepetre