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Civilizations & Empires

Senusret III (Senwosret III)

c. 1878 – 1839 BCE (reign; chronologies vary)

Egypt (Kemet) and Lower Nubia

Fifth king of the 12th Dynasty, Senusret III campaigned in Nubia, built border fortresses, curbed the provincial nomarchs, and is known for strikingly careworn royal portraits.

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Gneiss sphinx of Senusret III, Middle Kingdom, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Gift of Edward S. Harkness, 1917). License: CC0 (Met Open Access, public domain).

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Sources

  1. World History Encyclopedia, "Senusret III" (Reference)
  2. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Senwosret III as a Sphinx" (Primary source)

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