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Establishment of the Middle Kingdom residence at Itjtawy

Amenemhat I established a royal residence named Itjtawy in the Memphite-Faiyum region.

Evidence confidence: moderate
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What is the evidence?

observation

Amenemhat I established a royal residence named Itjtawy in the Memphite-Faiyum region.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

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Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

1991 BCE–1962 BCE

Precision: range

moderate

Preferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.

  • supports · provides chronological context
    Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)

    Supports reign context.


    Locator: Amenemhat I and Dynasty 12 chronology
  • supports · supports location problem
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports the regional placement and unresolved location.


    Locator: Middle Kingdom residence discussion

Interpretation and caveats

The move reorganized court geography, but the exact archaeological location remains unresolved and must not be plotted as a precise site.

Event context

Classification

Event type: capital and administrative relocation

Evidence layer: historical and archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Directly addresses changing capitals and the Itjtawy location problem.

Research notes

  • Supports reign context. Role: provides chronological context. Locator: Amenemhat I and Dynasty 12 chronology.
  • Supports the regional placement and unresolved location. Role: supports location problem. Locator: Middle Kingdom residence discussion.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides chronological context
    Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)

    Supports reign context.


    Locator: Amenemhat I and Dynasty 12 chronology
  • supports · supports location problem
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports the regional placement and unresolved location.


    Locator: Middle Kingdom residence discussion

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