La explotación minera de Wadi el-Hudi bajo el reinado de Senusert I

Abstract

Along the Middle Kingdom, many areas, rich in mineral resources, were exploited outside the Nile Valley margins. The inscriptions that these expeditions left and their analysis allow us to know about the structure of these expeditions, and in many cases, about their relationship with the Egyptian national administration. One of the most exploited areas was wadi el-Hudi, in the Eastern Desert, in the frontier with Lower Nubia. During the reign of Senusert I, control over the southern part of the country was consolidated, and routes to this mining area were reopened, especially in the second half of the reign, in wich much acivity can be appreciated.