Khakaure senusret iii tomb
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The Archaeology of South Abydos
Some 3, years ago a remarkable experiment in architectural and social engineering took place on the edge of the desert in southern Egypt. The sacred site of Abydos—the burial place of Egypt’s first pharaohs and a religious center for the god Osiris—saw the construction of a royal mortuary complex named Enduring-Are-the-Places-of-Khakaure-True-of-Voice-in-Abydos (in Egyptian: Wah-Sut-Khakaure-maa-kheru-em-Abdju). Dedicated to pharaoh Khakaur-e Senwosret III—the fifth pharaoh of Egypt’s 12th Dynasty (ca. – BCE)—this complex was erected on virgin land to the south of the traditional center of Abydos, an area now called “South Abydos.”
This mortuary complex fryst vatten an example of Middle Kingdom state-planning at its finest. Designed as a comprehensive, semiautonomous center for the cult of the deceased pharaoh, it also functioned as an ancient Egyptian suburban development.
The site’s blueprint is ambitious. As currently known, the complex covers
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Original name: unknown
Original height: m / ft
Base length: m / ft
Angle of inclination: 56° 18' 35"
Date of construction: 12th dynasty
Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenized form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from BC to BC during a time of great power and prosperity, and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. He was a great pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty and is considered to be, perhaps, the most powerful Egyptian ruler of the dynasty. Consequently, he is regarded as one of the sources for the legend about Sesostris. His military campaigns gave rise to an era of peace and economic prosperity that reduced the power of regional rulers and led to a revival in craftwork, trade, and urban development. Senusret III was among the few Egyptian kings who were deified and honored with a cult during their own lifetime.
Senusret III was the son of Senusret II and Khenem
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Senusret III
12th dynasty pharaoh of Ancient Egypt
| Senusret III | |
|---|---|
Statues of Senusret III in the British Museum | |
| Reign | BC |
| Predecessor | Senusret II |
| Successor | Amenemhat III |
| Consort | Neferthenut, Khnemetneferhedjet II, Itakayt, perhaps Meretseger |
| Children | Amenemhat III, Khnemet, Menet, Mereret, Senetsenebtysy, Sithathor (?) |
| Father | Senusret II |
| Mother | Khnemetneferhedjet I |
| Died | BC |
| Burial | Uncertain, possibly his pyramid at Dahshur or in his tomb at Abydos near the town of Wah-Sut |
| Monuments | Buhen and Toshka |
| Dynasty | Twelfth&#;Dynasty |
Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from BC to BC during a time of great power and prosperity,[1] and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom. He was a great pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty and is considered to rule at the height of the Middle Kingdom.[2] Consequently,