Khakaure senusret iii obsidian

Original name: unknown
Original height: 78.5 m / 261 ft
Base length: 105 m / 350 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 1878 BC to 1839 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.

Khakaure senusret iii obsidian blue

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.

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