▁the ▁S ina i ▁region , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁lost ▁to ▁Egypt ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Kingdom . ▁To ▁cons olid ate ▁his ▁authority , ▁he ▁restored ▁the ▁cult ▁of ▁the ▁r uler , ▁dep ict ing ▁himself ▁as ▁a ▁god ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁lifetime , ▁we aring ▁the ▁he address es ▁of ▁Am un ▁and ▁Min . ▁He ▁died ▁after ▁a ▁reign ▁of ▁ 5 1 ▁years ▁and ▁passed ▁the ▁throne ▁to ▁his ▁son , ▁M ent uh ote p ▁III . ▁ ▁M ent uh ote p ▁III ▁re igned ▁for ▁only ▁twelve ▁years , ▁during ▁which ▁he ▁continued ▁cons olid ating ▁The ban ▁rule ▁over ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁building ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁for ts ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁D elta ▁region ▁to ▁secure ▁Egypt ▁against ▁thre ats ▁from ▁Asia . ▁He ▁also ▁sent ▁the ▁first ▁expedition ▁to ▁P unt ▁during ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom , ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁ships ▁constructed ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁W adi ▁Hamm am at , ▁on ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea . ▁M ent uh ote p ▁III ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁M ent uh ote p ▁IV , ▁whose ▁name , ▁significantly , ▁is ▁omitted ▁from ▁all ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁king ▁lists . ▁The ▁Tur in ▁Pap yrus ▁claims ▁that ▁after ▁M ent uh ote p ▁III ▁came ▁" se ven ▁king less ▁years ". ▁Despite ▁this ▁absence , ▁his ▁reign ▁is ▁att ested ▁from ▁a ▁few ▁ins cri ptions ▁in ▁W adi ▁Hamm am at ▁that ▁record ▁exped itions ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁coast