The Armant Relief of Montuhotep III

The Armant Relief of
Montuhotep III

Mentuhotep III continued his father's construction policy, as is shown by this backup, found in Armant and now in the Brooklyn Museum in New York. It represents the king wearing the Red Crown of Lower Egypt (left) or wearing the nemes head-dress (right). In the part of the relief to the left, the king is doing a ritual run, often linked with the Heb-Sed festival. This scene is represented by some as an reading that Mentuhotep III at least celebrated one such festival, which would imply that his reign must at least have went 30 years. It must, however, be noted that this character of scene, while linked with the Heb-Sed festival, is a very fair theme in temple medallion, that was also used by kings with very short-lived reigns who never got to observing their first jubilee. The prospect to the right remains the Lower-Egyptian setting, in that the king's name is faced with the name of the Lower-Egyptian goddess Uto.

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