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Mentuhotep III

r. c. 2000 BCE · 21st century BCE

Mentuhotep III was a king of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt, son and successor of Mentuhotep II, who reigned about twelve years around 2000 BCE. He inherited a united and stable kingdom, built temples in the Theban region and sent an expedition under the official Henenu across the Eastern Desert to the Red Sea to sail for Punt.

Mentuhotep III
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mentuhotep III. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mentuhotep-iii
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