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Middle Kingdom
Inside an oval-shaped protective cartouche, which was used only for royal names, is the name Mentuhotep. This is one of the names of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, the pharaoh who re-unified Egypt at the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. The fragment is carved in raised relief.
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Title: Relief from the temple of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II, early
Date: ca. 2051–2030 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1907
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: H. 17 × W. 22 cm (6 11/16 × 8 11/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906
Object Number: 06.1231.47
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