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| Location | Faiyum Governorate, Egypt |
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| Coordinates | 29°34′13″N 31°13′52″E / 29.57028°N 31.23111°E |
Itjtawy /ɪʃˈtaʊwi/ (full Egyptian name Amenemhat-itj-tawy — "Amenemhat, Seizer of the Two Lands"), is the name of the royal city founded as a new capitol by Twelfth Dynasty Egyptian King Amenemhat I, who ruled from approximately 1991 BC to 1962 BC, during year 20 of his reign.[1] As yet, the exact location of the royal city remains unidentified. Itjtawy is known to have been located in the Faiyum region and documentation exists that its cemeteries were located at Lisht, el-Lahun, and Dahshur.
Relocation of the capital may have been a strategic move. The site for Itjtawy may have been chosen for its proximity to the source of Asiatic incursions into Egypt, in order to help prevent further attacks.[2]
See also
- List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities
- List of historical capitals of Egypt
References
- ^ Arnold, Dorothea (1991). "Amenemhat I and the Early Twelfth Dynasty at Thebes". Metropolitan Museum Journal. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 26: 5–48. doi:10.2307/1512902. JSTOR 1512902.
- ^ Shaw, Ian, ed. (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 159.
| Preceded by Thebes | Historical capital of Egypt 1985–1700 BC | Succeeded by Avaris |