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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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 ⓘ
Mentuhotep IV → successor → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Mentuhotep IV → notableOfficial → Amenemhat (future Amenemhat I) ⓘ
linked to: Amenemhat I
el-Lisht → associatedWith → Pharaoh Amenemhat I ⓘ
linked to: Amenemhat I
Neferitatjenen → spouse → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferitatjenen → associatedWith → Amenemhat I ⓘ
House of Amenemhat → notableRuler → Amenemhat I ⓘ
House of Amenemhat → founder → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Pyramid at el-Lisht → builtFor → Amenemhat I ⓘ
subject linked to: pyramid at el-Lisht
Pyramid at el-Lisht → owner → Amenemhat I ⓘ
subject linked to: pyramid at el-Lisht
Sehetepibre → throneNameOf → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Sehetepibre → heldBy → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferu III → father → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferu III → relative → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferu III → childOf → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferitatenen → spouse → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferitatenen → partner → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferitatenen → notableFamilyMember → Amenemhat I ⓘ
Neferitatenen → relative → Amenemhat I ⓘ