event · evt_egyfull_mentuhotep_deir_el_bahri
Mentuhotep II's Deir el-Bahri mortuary complex
A major Theban royal mortuary complex combined new architectural forms with reunification-era kingship.
What is the evidence?
observation
A major Theban royal mortuary complex combined new architectural forms with reunification-era kingship.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
2050 BCE–2000 BCE
Precision: range
highPreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides archaeological context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports date and significance.
Locator: Mentuhotep II and Deir el-Bahri
Interpretation and caveats
The complex materializes political and religious change but should not substitute for settlement and administrative history.
Event context
Classification
Event type: monumental and royal ideology project
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Deir el-Bahri
Why it matters to the timeline
Links royal ideology to the new Theban political centre.
Research notes
- Supports date and significance. Role: provides archaeological context. Locator: Mentuhotep II and Deir el-Bahri.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides archaeological context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports date and significance.
Locator: Mentuhotep II and Deir el-Bahri
Referenced records
- Deir el-Bahri · entity
- Mentuhotep II · entity