event · evt_egyfull_middle_kingdom_nubian_forts
Construction and operation of the Middle Kingdom Nubian fortress network
Fortresses around the Second Cataract structured movement, administration, exchange and military surveillance.
What is the evidence?
observation
Fortresses around the Second Cataract structured movement, administration, exchange and military surveillance.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.
1970 BCE–1650 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 historical and archaeological synthesis
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports construction phases and functions.
Locator: Middle Kingdom Nubian frontier discussion - informs · provides Kerma context
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Prevents an Egypt-only frontier narrative.
Locator: Classic Kerma and Egyptian interactions - supports · provides kerma context
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Prevents an Egypt-only frontier narrative.
Locator: Classic Kerma and Egyptian interactions
Interpretation and caveats
The network represented nodes and corridors with changing functions, not a single modern-style border line.
Event context
Classification
Event type: frontier administration and military network
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Buhen, Semna, Elephantine
Why it matters to the timeline
Provides dated changing geography and Egypt-Kerma interaction.
Research notes
- Supports construction phases and functions. Role: provides historical and archaeological synthesis. Locator: Middle Kingdom Nubian frontier discussion.
- Prevents an Egypt-only frontier narrative. Role: provides Kerma context. Locator: Classic Kerma and Egyptian interactions.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides historical and archaeological synthesis
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports construction phases and functions.
Locator: Middle Kingdom Nubian frontier discussion - informs · provides Kerma context
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Prevents an Egypt-only frontier narrative.
Locator: Classic Kerma and Egyptian interactions - supports · provides kerma context
The Use of Egyptian and Egyptianizing Material Culture in Nubian Burials of the Classic Kerma Period — Elizabeth Joanna Minor (2012)Prevents an Egypt-only frontier narrative.
Locator: Classic Kerma and Egyptian interactions
Referenced records
- Elephantine · entity
- Semna · entity
- Middle Kingdom central state · entity
- Middle Kingdom Nubian fortress network · entity
- Buhen · entity