Middle Kingdom of Egypt
2,055 BCE–1,650 BCE · Event
Dynasties 11-13; reunification under Mentuhotep II; literary classics composed; followed by division and Hyksos rule in the north.
On these timelines: Ancient Egypt, Master, The Bronze Age
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