Reunified Egypt under the 11th–12th Dynasties, expanding into Nubia and the Levant.
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 11–13, c. 2055–1650 BCE) declined through a weakening 13th Dynasty and the gradual infiltration of Hyksos settlers in the Delta, giving way to the fragmented Second Intermediate Period c. 1650 BCE.
Covers the reunified Middle Kingdom and its Nubian expansion.
Comprehensive Egypt survey with substantial coverage of Predynastic/Naqada period; complements Shaw by same era, different author
Primary source — Manetho's king-lists and dynastic framework are essential for understanding the transition from Predynastic to Early Dynastic; Loeb Classical Library vol. 350