Mentuhotep III
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Sankhare Mentuhotep III of the Eleventh dynasty was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He continued the building program of his father Mentuhotep II, erecting temples to among others, Amun and Montu, local gods who had grown in prominence during the First Intermediate Period. He is assigned a reign of 12 years in the Turin Canon.
[edit] Further reading
- W. Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History,Archaeology and Society, Duckworth, London 2006 ISBN 0-7156-3435-6, 23-25
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| Preceded by Mentuhotep II |
Pharaoh of Egypt Eleventh Dynasty |
Succeeded by Mentuhotep IV |
