词条 | Amenemhet I |
释义 | Amenemhet I king of Egypt also called Amenemmes I king of ancient Egypt (Egypt, ancient) (reigned 1938–08 BCE) and founder of the 12th dynasty (Egypt, ancient) (1938–c. 1756 BCE) who, with a number of powerful nomarchs (provincial governors), consolidated Egyptian unity after the death of his predecessor, under whom he had served as vizier. ![]() In the 20th year of his reign, 1918 BCE, Amenemhet made Sesostris I, his son, coregent. The younger ruler assumed the task of extending Egyptian control into Nubia to the south, advancing as far as the Second Cataract of the Nile and building fortifications at strategic points. Under Amenemhet the copper mines in Sinai (Sinai Peninsula) were worked, and punitive raids were made against the local Bedouin tribes. In the 30th year of his father's reign, on returning from a raid against the Libyans in the Western Desert, Sesostris received news of Amenemhet's assassination and hastened back to the capital to assume the kingship. The Instruction of Amenemhet, a political piece cast as an address of Amenemhet to Sesostris, described the assassination attempt and gave the new king advice concerning government. Another politically motivated work, The Story of Sinuhe, described Sesostris's receipt of the news, his reaction, and the glory of his reign. |
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