Montuhotep III: Peace, Wealth and Trade.

The reign of Sankh-ka-Re Montuhotep III is a peaceful one. In his eighth year on the throne, the king decides to dispatch a great expedition to the legendary region of Punt. Led by the Steward and Chief of the Six Justice Courts Henenu, the expedition will trade for gum arabic, incense, myrrh, and return home victorious.

Montuhotep III

Royal Names/Titles

  • Horus: Seankhtawyef
  • Nebty: Seankhtawyef
  • Golden Horus: Hetep
  • Throne name/Prenomen: Sankh-ka-Re
  • Personal name/Nomen: Montu-hotep

Family Tree

  • Family tree at Wikimedia.
  • See also Dodson and Hilton, Complete Royal Families, 2004.

Wives

  • Imi (?) uncertain.

Monuments

 

Bibliography

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  1. Christine Pizan

    I’ve heard Punt associated with Eritrea during the Roman period. Is this a later corruption of the Egyptian understanding of the region, or is Eritrea considered part of Ethiopia for geographic purposes

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