Senusret III
★Also known as: Senwosret III, Sesostris
Known for military campaigns into Nubia and administrative reforms that reduced the power of provincial nobles.
Reign
1837 BC–1819 BC
1837 BC – 1819 BC
Dynasty
Twelfth Dynasty
Period
Middle Kingdom
c. 2055 BC – 1650 BC
Alternate Names
Senwosret IIISesostris
Royal Names in Hieroglyphs
Prenomen (Throne Name)
ḫꜥ-kꜣw-rꜥ"Appearing Like the Kas of Ra"
Nomen (Birth Name)
s-n-wsrt"Man of Wosret"
Horus Name
nṯr-ḫpr"Divine of Manifestation"
Nebty (Two Ladies) Name
Ꜥnḫ-mswt"Living of Births"
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