Mentuhotep III

Mentuhotep III
Osiride statue of the 11th Dynasty pharaoh Mentuhotep III, on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Osiride statue of the 11th Dynasty pharaoh Mentuhotep III, on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Pharaoh
Reign2009–1997 BC[1]
PredecessorMentuhotep II
SuccessorMentuhotep IV
Royal titulary
Horus name
Sankhtawyef[2]
Hr s-ankh-t3-wy-f
He who invigorates his two lands
G5
S29S34N16
N16
I9
Nebty name
Sankhtawyef[2]
s-ankh-t3-wy-f
He who invigorates his two lands
G16
S29S34N19
I9
Prenomen  (Praenomen)
Sankhkare
s-ankh-ka-re
Giving Life to the Soul of Ra[3]
M23L2
rasS34D28
Nomen
Mentuhotep
Mntw-htp
Montu is content[4]
G39N5
mn
n
T		 wHtp
t p
ConsortsImi (?)
MotherTem
Died1997 BC
BurialTT281 (uncertain)
Dynasty11th dynasty

Sankhkare Mentuhotep III (also Montuhotep III)[5] of the Eleventh Dynasty was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He was assigned a reign of 12 years in the Turin Canon.

  1. ^ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers (Third ed.). London: McFarland. p. 81. ISBN 0-7864-2562-8.
  2. ^ a b Karl Richard Lepsius: Denkmaller, Abtheilung II Band IV Available online see p. 152 Archived 2015-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ King List (chronological) Archived 2004-12-24 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Clayton, Peter A. Chronicle of the Pharaohs: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Rulers and Dynasties of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. p72. 2006. ISBN 0-500-28628-0
  5. ^ Firth, Lesley (editor-in-chief); et al. (1985). "Mentohotep III". Who Were They? The Simon & Schuster Color Illustrated Question & Answer Book. Little Simon Book, Simon & Schuster, Inc., New York City. p. 12. ISBN 0-671-60476-7. {{cite encyclopedia}}: |author= has generic name (help)