Middle KingdomMentuhotep II
Mentuhotep II: Deir el-Bahari Temple Inscription
c. 2010 BCE
An inscription from the mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahari, the first great monument of the Middle Kingdom. The text presents a royal titulary and dedication formula, celebrating the king who reunified Egypt after the First Intermediate Period.
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Horus, Uniter of the Two Lands,
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Two Ladies, Uniter of the Two Lands,
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King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebhapetre,
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Son of Ra, Mentuhotep, forever.