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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Heracleopolitan period</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>First Intermediate period</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period in Egypt from about 2130 to 1970 BCE comprising the Ninth Dynasty and Tenth Dynasty. The period is characterized by a shift of power from the city of Memphis to Heracleopolis after which the period is named. Little is known of the art and architectue of the period. ]]></note></mads>