Ancient Egypt in the Middle Kingdom (Ancient Egypt: Kings, Queens, and Dynasties, #9)
By AJ Carmichael
Length10h 54m
About this audiobook
For more than a century after the collapse of the Old Kingdom, Egypt was a fractured land. Nomarchs ruled like kings, famine haunted the Nile, and rival dynasties fought for legitimacy. Out of this darkness rose Thebes—a provincial town that would transform itself into the crucible of Egypt's renewal. At its heart stood Mentuhotep II, the warrior-king who reunified the Two Lands and redefined what it meant to rule. Ancient Egypt in the Middle Kingdom tells the story of this rebirth in long, vivid strokes. From the war against Herakleopolis to the building of Deir el-Bahri, from the rise of Amun to the integration of local gods into a national theology, the narrative follows how Egypt remade itself after chaos. Kingship itself was reimagined: no longer a distant god enthroned above his people, the pharaoh became a restorer, a fighter, a provider of food and justice, and the living embodiment of maat.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length10 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 25, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
9Chapter 7 – Osiris & Afterlife Democratization
2Chapter 1 – Mentuhotep II & Reunification
10Chapter 8: Art & Architecture
3Section 8: The Cult of Amun and Integration of Regional Deities
11Chapter 9: Weak Successors, Late 12th Dynasty
4Chapter 2 – Amenemhat I’s New Capital
12Chapter 10: Prelude to the Hyksos
5Chapter 3 – Rise of Bureaucracy
13Epilogue
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6Chapter 4 – Literature & Wisdom Texts
14About the Author
7Chapter 5 – Expansion into Nubia
15About the Publisher
8Chapter 6 – Trade with the Levant
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