Egyptian Middle Kingdom

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Thebes
gptkbp:currency barter
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:11th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkb:12th_Dynasty_of_Egypt
gptkbp:economy agriculture
trade
gptkbp:endDate c. 1710 BCE
gptkbp:governmentType gptkb:monarchy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Egyptian Middle Kingdom
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:architecture
gptkb:art
gptkb:literature
centralized government
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_Egyptian
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Ra
gptkb:Osiris
gptkb:Amun
gptkbp:militaryBranch standing army
gptkbp:neighboringMunicipality gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Levant
gptkb:Nubia
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Instructions_of_Amenemhat
gptkb:The_Tale_of_Sinuhe
gptkb:The_Eloquent_Peasant
The Story of the Shipwrecked Sailor
gptkbp:notablePlace jewelry from Dahshur
pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara
statues of Senusret III
wooden models from tombs at Beni Hasan
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Amenemhat_I
gptkb:Senusret_I
gptkb:Amenemhat_III
gptkb:Mentuhotep_II
gptkb:Senusret_III
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Dahshur
gptkb:Karnak
gptkb:El-Lahun
gptkb:Lisht
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ancient_Egypt
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:First_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Egyptian
gptkbp:significantEvent expansion into Nubia
reunification of Egypt
construction of pyramids at Dahshur and El-Lahun
gptkbp:startDate c. 2050 BCE
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Second_Intermediate_Period_of_Egypt
gptkbp:writingSystem hieroglyphs
hieratic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dedun
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6