Amenemhat I

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Amenemhat I was the founder of ancient Egypt’s Twelfth Dynasty, known for reuniting the country, moving the capital to Itjtawy, and initiating a period of political stability and cultural flourishing in the Middle Kingdom.

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Amenemhat I canonical 12
Amenemhat 1
Amenemhat the First 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle Kingdom ruler
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
associatedWork Instruction of Amenemhat
associatedWorkLanguage Middle Egyptian
associatedWorkType didactic text
attestedIn archaeological remains at el-Lisht
literary texts
royal inscriptions
burialPlace pyramid at el-Lisht
capitalLocationRegion Faiyum region
linked to: Faiyum Oasis
capitalMovedTo Itjtawy
child Neferu III
Senusret I
coRegencyWith Senusret I
deathCircumstances possibly assassinated
dynasty Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
eraCharacterization beginning of the classical Middle Kingdom
father Senusret (non-royal official)
foreignRelations activity in the Levant
campaigns in Nubia
foundedCity Itjtawy
knownFor administrative reforms
establishing political stability in the Middle Kingdom
initiating cultural flourishing in the Middle Kingdom
reunifying Egypt
legacy model for later Middle Kingdom kingship
monumentLocation el-Lisht
monumentType pyramid
mother Nefret (non-royal woman)
nameVariant Amenemhat I
Amenemhat the First
linked to: Amenemhat I

Amenemhet I
linked to: Amenemhat I
nomen Amenemhat
linked to: Amenemhat I
period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
policy fortification of Egypt’s borders
strengthening central administration
praenomen Sehetepibre
predecessor Mentuhotep IV
previousOffice vizier under Mentuhotep IV
reignEndApprox c. 1962 BCE
reignStartApprox c. 1991 BCE
religiousPolicy integration of Re and Amun traditions
support of Amun cult at Thebes
royalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
socialOrigin non-royal background
spouse Neferitatjenen
successor Senusret I
throneName Sehetepibre

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Middle Kingdom of Egypt majorRuler Amenemhat I
The Tale of Sinuhe associatedRuler Amenemhat I
Itjtawy foundedBy Amenemhat I
Itjtawy alsoKnownAs Amenemhat-Itjtawy
linked to: Amenemhat I
12th Dynasty of Egypt hasMonarch Amenemhat I
12th Dynasty of Egypt founder Amenemhat I
12th Dynasty of Egypt firstRuler Amenemhat I
Amenemhat I nameVariant Amenemhat I
Amenemhat I nameVariant Amenemhet I
linked to: Amenemhat I
Amenemhat I nameVariant Amenemhat the First
linked to: Amenemhat I
Amenemhat I nomen Amenemhat
linked to: Amenemhat I
Senusret I predecessor Amenemhat I
Senusret I father Amenemhat I
Senusret I coregencyWith Amenemhat I