em het ▁II ▁as ▁junior ▁cor eg ent , ▁before ▁dying ▁in ▁his ▁ 4 6 th . ▁ ▁The ▁reign ▁of ▁A men em hat ▁II ▁has ▁been ▁often ▁character ized ▁as ▁largely ▁peace ful , ▁but ▁records ▁of ▁his ▁, ▁or ▁day books , ▁have ▁cast ▁doubt ▁on ▁that ▁assess ment . ▁Among ▁these ▁records , ▁preserved ▁on ▁temple ▁walls ▁at ▁Tod ▁and ▁M emph is , ▁are ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁peace ▁treat ies ▁with ▁certain ▁Sy rio - Pal est in ian ▁cities , ▁and ▁military ▁conflict ▁with ▁others . ▁To ▁the ▁south , ▁A men em het ▁sent ▁a ▁campaign ▁through ▁lower ▁N ub ia ▁to ▁inspect ▁W aw at . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁that ▁A men em het ▁continued ▁his ▁prede cess ors ' ▁policy ▁of ▁appoint ing ▁nom arch s , ▁but ▁let ▁it ▁become ▁her edit ary ▁again . ▁Another ▁expedition ▁to ▁P unt ▁dates ▁to ▁his ▁reign . ▁In ▁his ▁ 3 3 rd ▁reg nal ▁year , ▁he ▁appointed ▁his ▁son ▁Sen us ret ▁II ▁cor eg ent . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁military ▁activity ▁of ▁any ▁kind ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Sen us ret ▁II ▁is ▁non - ex istent . ▁Sen us ret ▁instead ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁focused ▁on ▁domestic ▁issues , ▁particularly ▁the ▁ir rig ation ▁of ▁the ▁F ai y um . ▁This ▁multi - gener ational ▁project ▁aim ed ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁F ai y um ▁o asis ▁into ▁a ▁product ive ▁sw ath ▁of ▁far ml and