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 There was a large Exodus of slaves during the reign of [[Neferhotep I]] according to [[Petrie]].  These slaves lived in [[Kahun]] which was a workers village for the builders of the 12th dynasty pyramids.
-It is quite likely that these slaves were the Israelite slaves who were lead out of Egypt by Moses when he was 80yrs old 30 years after the 12th dynasty ended.
+It is quite likely that these slaves were the Israelite slaves who were lead out of Egypt by Moses when he was 80yrs old, 30 years after the 12th dynasty ended.
-The 6th pharaoh of the 12th dynasty [[Amenemhet III]], the last to construct any pyramids, constructed 2 mud brick pyramids and the labyrinth.  He reigned for 46 yrs and so he was reigning long enough to have seen Moses adopted by his daughter ([[Sobeknefru]]) and reach 40 years of age.
+The 6th pharaoh of the 12th dynasty [[Amenemhet III]], the last pharaoh to construct any pyramids, constructed 2 mud brick pyramids and the labyrinth.  He reigned for 46 yrs and so he was reigning long enough to have seen Moses adopted by his daughter ([[Sobeknefru]]) and reach 40 years of age.
 [[Amenemhet III]] did have a 9 year co-regency with a figure called [[Amenemhet IV]] whose ancestry is not recorded in Egyptian records.  [[Amenemhet IV]] suddenly disappeared and never got to reign over Egypt by himself.