Like, right in the middle of Egyptian history, there were hobbits. So, the Middle Kingdom, which apparently had no hobbits, restored pharaonic rule in 2040 BCE, but with some distinct changes. First, the new rulers were outsiders from downriver in Nubia. Second, they fostered a new pantheon of gods, the star of which was Amun, which means hidden. So, here's a little lesson from history. Hidden gods tend to do well because they're omnipresent. So, Amun eventually merged with Ra to form the god Amun-Ra, who was like the best god ever, and all the Middle Kingdom pharaohs made temples for him and devoted all of their surplus to his glory.