Burial complex of Mentuhotep II

The History of the Ancient Egyptians ^ | May 2002 | Ian Bolton

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Instead of building a 'saff' tomb like those of his predecessors, Mentuhotep II decided to build an impressive tomb by the cliffs of Deir el Bahri (the same location chosen in the 18th dynasty by Hatshepsut). A T-shaped terrace was built using masonary and by using the natural rock. The walls built on this terrace were then decorated both inside and out with painted relief carving.

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The site has some nice photos, including the title photo on the page linked here. Generally, the tomb of Hatshepsut is shown in photos, which are taken and captioned without regard to the Middle Kingdom precursor on the site. Obviously the older structure is in worse condition mostly due to age, but Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh who (in the anachronistic views common today) was suppressed by the patriarchal dominant males of her time, and that's the reason Mentuhotep's monument is generally not shown.

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sort of related (Mentuhotep III) and newer topic:

Archeologists Find Ancient Ship Remains
(cargo carriers between Pharaonic Egypt and Punt)
AP on Yahoo | 1/27/06 | AP
Posted on 01/27/2006 6:14:52 PM PST by NormsRevenge
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1566605/posts

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BBC:

11th Dynasty -- After around 2190 BC, Egypt fell to pieces, the various provinces eventually coalescing around the cities of Thebes and Herakleopolis. The resulting civil war was won by the Thebans of the 11th Dynasty, led by King Mentuhotep II. He kept the capital in the south, and there he built the tomb shown above, at a site now called Deir el-Bahari. It was a terraced temple of an unusual form, perhaps once topped by a pyramid. The burial chamber was at the end of a long tunnel beginning in the courtyard at the rear of the temple.

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Soldier of the Pharaoh: Middle Kingdom Egypt 2055-1650 BC by Nic Fields ill. by Peter Bull reviewed by Biblical Archaeology Review

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