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Temples of Mentuhotep II (left) and Queen Hatshepsut (right) at Dayr al-Baḥrī in Thebes, Egypt.
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Also Known As Nebhapetre
Title / Office king (2008BC-1957BC), ancient Egypt

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Temples of Mentuhotep II (left) and Queen Hatshepsut (right) at Dayr al-Baḥrī in Thebes, Egypt.
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Ramses II
Ramses II
king of Egypt
ancient Egyptian empire under Thutmose III
Thutmose III
king of Egypt
Hatshepsut
Hatshepsut
ruler of Egypt
Ramses IV
king of Egypt
Ṣaqqārah: pyramid of Userkaf
Userkaf
king of Egypt
Neuserre
king of Egypt
Mariette
Auguste Mariette
French archaeologist
Akhenaten
Akhenaten
king of Egypt
Tutankhamun: gold funerary mask
Tutankhamun
king of Egypt
Sesostris III
Sesostris III
king of Egypt
blunted pyramid
Snefru
king of Egypt
Norman de Garis Davies: Dragging a Statue of Thutmose I
Thutmose I
king of Egypt
Sesostris I
Sesostris I
king of Egypt
Thutmose IV
king of Egypt
Merneptah
king of Egypt
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
king of Egypt
Thutmose II
Thutmose II
king of Egypt
Psamtik I
king of Egypt
Ay
king of Egypt
Ankhnesmerire II holding Pepi II
Pepi II
king of Egypt

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