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.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Middle Kingdom of Egypt — the shape you scrub through changes in 2055 BC · 1991 BC.
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
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