Hieroglyph from Senusret III's nomen

Senusret III

ḫꜤ-kꜢw-rꜤ — s-n-wsrt

Known for military campaigns into Nubia and administrative reforms that reduced the power of provincial nobles.

Reign
1837 BC–1819 BC
Dynasty
Twelfth Dynasty
Period
Middle Kingdomc. 2055 BC – 1650 BC
Also known as
Senwosret IIISesostris

Royal Names in Hieroglyphs

5 of 5 documented
R8L1G43
nṯr-ḫprwHorus, divine of form
N5N28
D28D28
D28
ḫꜤ-kꜢw-rꜤ"The Kas of Ra have appeared"
4 sources
  • Abydos Canon no. 63
  • Stela of Ikhernofret, (Berlin, ÄM 1204)
  • Lepsius, Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien, II, 135h
  • Beckerath, “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2nd ed. MÄS 49 (1999). 84-85, 5:T1
2 variants

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant A

N5N28
D28Z2

ḫꜤ-kꜤw-rꜤ

The Kas of Ra have appeared

Prenomen (Throne Name) variant B

N5N28D28

ḫꜤ-kꜢ-rꜤ

The Ka of Ra has appeared

F12S29
D21X1O34N35
s-n-wsrt"Man of Wosret"
R8F31G43X1
nṯri͗-mswt"The Two Ladies, divine of birth"
L1G5
S12
ḫpr"The golden Horus has been created"

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