Cylinder Wax Seal of Montuhotep II - 11th Dynasty (2033-1982 BC) Mentuhotep II (Ancient Egyptian: (𓏠𓈖𓍿𓅱𓏛𓏏𓊪) “mntw-ḥtp” ‘Mentu is satisfied’), also known under his prenomen Nebhepetre (Ancient Egyptian: (𓇳𓎟𓊤) nb-ḥpt-rˁ, meaning ‘The Lord of the rudder of Ra’), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh 𓉐𓉼 “pr-ˁ3” ‘Great House’, the sixth 𓏿 “sisw” ruler 𓋾𓏘𓄿𓀭 “ḥq3” of the Eleventh Dynasty. He is credited with reuniting Egypt/Kemet 𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖 “kmt”, thus ending the turbulent First Intermediate Period and becoming the first pharaoh of the Middle Kingdom. He reigned for 51-years 𓆳𓊪𓏏𓏤𓎊𓏺, according to the Turin King List. Mentuhotep II succeeded his father Intef III 𓏎𓈖𓏏𓆑) “ı͗nı͗-ı͗t.f” ‘The one whom his father has brought forth’ on the throne 𓊨𓏏𓉗 “3s.t” and was in turn succeeded by his son 𓅭 “s3” Mentuhotep III. Description: The seal is engraved from electrum (gold-silver natural mix) and contains the Horus Name of the pharaoh 𓅃𓊂𓄥𓈃𓇳𓎟𓊤 “sm3-t3wy nb-ḥpt-rˁ” ‘The Uniter of the Two Lands, The Lord of the Rudder of Ra’. The name is surrounded by protective striking cobras. Dimensions Length: 7.45 cm, Diameter : 1.75 cm Material and Technique Electrum seal Silver wire support Technique : Engraving 📸 @museelouvre 𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬𓋹𓎬 @egyptologylessons 𓋹𓊽𓋴𓆖𓎛𓇳𓎛 © 𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁𓊁 #Ancientegypt #ägypten #egyptology #egypte #egitto #埃及 #مصر #egipto #이집트 #waxseal #cylinderseal #montuhotepii #pharaoh #cobra #engraving #horusname #louvremuseum (at Louvre Museum Paris) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn9v3DwO509/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=