AMENEMHAT II

(reigned c. 1922–1878 BC)

   Throne name Nubkaure. Son of Senusret I of Dynasty 12 and Nefru. He continued Egyptian expansion in Nubia and sent expeditions to the Red Sea and Punt. An inscription gives details of campaigns in the Sinai Peninsula and possibly further north. Amenemhat II maintained contacts with Byblos. He was buried in a pyramid complex at Dahshur.

   See also Khenemet-Nefer-Hedjet; Senusret II.