Middle Kingdom of Egypt

Reunified ancient Egypt (c. 2000-1700 BC) Middle Kingdom of Egyptc. 2055 BC–c. 1650 BCCapitalThebes, ItjtawyCommon languagesAncient EgyptianReligion Ancient Egyptian religionGovernmentDivine, absolute monarchyPharaoh • c. 2061 – 2010 BC Mentuhotep II (first)• c. 1650 BC Merneferre Ay or last king of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt History • Began c. 2055 BC• Ended c. 1650 BC Preceded by Succeeded by First Intermediate Period of Egypt Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Today part ofEgyptSudan Part of a series on the History of Egypt Prehistoric Egypt Paleolithic300,000–20,000 BC Mesolithic20,000–6000 BC Neolithic and Predynastic6000–3000 BC Ancient Egypt Early Dynastic Period3150–2686 BC Old Kingdom2686–2181 BC 1st Intermediate Period2181–2055 BC Middle Kingdom2055–1650 BC 2nd Intermediate Period1650–1550 BC New Kingdom1550–1069 BC 3rd Intermediate Period1069–664 BC Late Period (History)664–332 BC Greco-Roman Egypt Argead dynasty332–310 BC Ptolemaic dynasties310–30 BC Roman and Byzantine Egypt30 BC–641 AD Late antique Egypt3rd-7th centuries Sasanian Egypt619–629 Medieval Egypt Rashidun caliphate641–661 Umayyad caliphate661–750 Abbasid d