Nubkaure Amenmhat II (Part I).
Life is good in Egypt around 1927 BCE. Nub-kau-Re Amenmhat II is blessed with peace and a long reign, and he is capable to boot.
The king’s pyramid complex at Dahshur is the source of an incredibly rare find: the intact burials of Princess Ita and Queen Khnum-et. Their gorgeous jewelry is among the finest ever discovered in Egypt, true masterpieces of the art.
The king also dispatches expeditionary fleets to the Levant (Palestine and Syria), where items bearing his name have been discovered as far afield as Ugarit.
Bibliography
- Jacques de Morgan, Fouilles a Dachour 1894-1895, 1903 (Free Download).
- The New York Times, 1899 – Jacques de Morgan speaks to the American Archaeological and Numismatic Society on his discovery.
- Reshafim.org – the Biography of Khnumhotep II, of Beni Hassan (Menat Khufu).
- Wolfram Grajetzki, The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, 2006.
Do we know what happened to their mummies? (Knumet and Ita)
Hello earhart 🙂 The mummies of these two ladies are almost certainly in the storage facilities of The Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Cheers. Loving the show – listened to most of the episodes over the last few weeks. Great work
Hi Dominic… I know a lot of people are keen to find the burial place of Imhotep. Is the illegal digging anything to do with this, or is it all just treasure hunters?
Only just discovered the podcast… I know!!! How did I miss it?? Excellent job. I’m loving it so far 👍🏼😊
Just treasure hunters, unfortunately. If Imhotep’s tomb survives, which is unlikely, it would probably be at Saqqara.
Welcome to the show! I hope it continues to entertain 🙂
Dominic