Aswan and Hatnub Quarrying Activities under the 12th Dynasty (c. 1990–1800 BCE)

1. Middle Kingdom inscriptions begin at Sehel Island

   Jan 1, 2034 BCELabels: Sehel Island, Aswan Quarry

   • MoTA Sehel

2. Amenemhat I consolidates Twelfth Dynasty rule

   Jan 1, 1985 BCELabels: Amenemhat I, Twelfth Dynasty

   • Britannica
   • Senusret I

3. Senusret I rules and commissions major stone monuments

   Jan 1, 1971 BCELabels: Senusret I, royal monuments

   • Senusret I

4. Early 12th Dynasty quarrying continues at Hatnub

   Jan 1, 1950 BCELabels: Hatnub, calcite-alabaster

   • EES Hatnub
   • Hatnub

5. Senusret I’s Heliopolis obelisk erected

   Jan 1, 1950 BCELabels: Heliopolis obelisk, Senusret I

   • Senusret I
   • Heliopolis Obelisk

6. Wadi el-Hudi amethyst expeditions attested in Middle Kingdom

   Jan 1, 1950 BCELabels: Wadi el-Hudi, amethyst mining

   • Wadi el Hudi
   • Amenemhat III

7. Senusret I Year 31 inscription attested at Dihmit South

   Jan 1, 1940 BCELabels: Dihmit South, Senusret I

   • Dihmit South

8. Amenemhat III expands large-scale quarrying and mining expeditions

   Jan 1, 1850 BCELabels: Amenemhat III, state expeditions

   • Amenemhat III

9. UNESCO inscribes Nubian Monuments (including Aswan quarry area)

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: UNESCO listing, Nubian Monuments

   • Unfinished Obelisk

10. Aswan recognized as a major ancient quarry landscape

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: Aswan Quarry, granite quarries

    • QuarryScapes
    • Stone Quarries

11. Hatnub Epigraphic Survey begins systematic recording

    Jan 1, 2012Labels: Hatnub Epigraphic, IFAO

    • IFAO Hatnoub
    • EES Hatnub

12. 2014 discovery of Middle Kingdom mining forts south of Aswan

    Jan 1, 2014Labels: mining forts, Eastern Desert

    • Dihmit South

13. Hatnub mission documents expanded corpus of inscriptions

    Jan 1, 2019Labels: Hatnub mission, inscription corpus

    • IFAO Hatnoub
    • Egyptology Scot

14. Hatnub Quarry P haulage ramp system reported

    Jan 1, 2019Labels: Quarry P, haulage system

    • IFAO Hatnoub