Quite right, the OT starts with the Middle Kingdom.
The biggest problem is a xenophobic nationalism that has led to substandard conservation and research done by Egyptians, some of the trained only in Egypt. It has also led to ludicrous claims, like Egypt has been a unified country for 5000 years (a whopping lie) or that there was no slavery.
SunkenCiv, how old- would you estimate- the age of Egyptian Gov’t?