us ret ▁II ▁adopted ▁a ▁policy ▁of ▁educ ating ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁nom arch s ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁appoint ing ▁them ▁to ▁government ▁posts . ▁In ▁this ▁way , ▁many ▁provincial ▁families ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁b led ▁dry ▁of ▁sc ions . ▁Also , ▁while ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Great ▁Over l ord ▁of ▁the ▁N ome ▁disappeared , ▁other ▁distinct ive ▁titles ▁of ▁the ▁nom arch s ▁remained . ▁During ▁the ▁First ▁Inter mediate ▁Period , ▁individuals ▁holding ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁Great ▁Over l ord ▁also ▁often ▁held ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁O verse er ▁of ▁Pri ests . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁Middle ▁Kingdom , ▁there ▁existed ▁families ▁holding ▁the ▁titles ▁of ▁mayor ▁and ▁over se er ▁of ▁pri ests ▁as ▁her edit ary ▁poss essions . ▁Therefore , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁great ▁nom arch ▁families ▁were ▁never ▁sub du ed , ▁but ▁were ▁simply ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁ph ara onic ▁administration ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁true ▁that ▁the ▁large ▁tomb s ▁indic ative ▁of ▁nom arch s ▁disappear ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elf th ▁D ynast y , ▁grand ▁royal ▁tomb s ▁also ▁disappear ▁soon ▁there after ▁due ▁to ▁general ▁inst ability ▁surrounding ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁Kingdom . ▁ ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁climate ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁ancient ▁Egypt , ▁the ▁annual ▁in und ation ▁of ▁the ▁N ile ▁River ▁was ▁re lied ▁upon ▁to ▁fert il ize ▁the ▁land ▁surrounding ▁it . ▁This ▁was ▁essential ▁for ▁agricult