Senusret III
Senusret
III was the fifth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty . Ruled from 1878 BC .
AD . Until 1839 BC . . , And is considered one of the greatest pharaohs
of the Middle Kingdom. And he called Greeks Sizostris the third source
is considered to legend Sizostris . The name speaks well : Third
Snoosart .
Death: 1839 BC .
Parents: Senusert the second
Sons : Amenemhat III
Senusret III continued expansion of the Egyptian Middle Kingdom in
Nubia ( from 1866 BC . . Until 1863 BC . ). , Where he stayed a huge
river castles including Bohn Toshka at Oronarta and arrived until the
third waterfall . There is little obelisk military achievements in Nubia
and Palestine. Also built a castle in the Phoenician city of Byblos and
built Qlaty obesity and Qmna second behind Jandal to protect the
southern and western Egypt . Morgan, in 1894 , reported the existence of
the writings engraved granite rock on the island is easy ( near Aswan )
, recorded drilling channel Sizostris , has been established and the
city temple in Abydos , the Temple else in Mdamod . Built the first
pyramid in Dahshur , ( called the Black Pyramid ) , and that young man
to create structural problems called to leave the project before its
completion . And about the fifteenth year of his reign as king , he
decided to build a new pyramid at Hawara . Use the Dahshur Kmedfn the
pyramid for many of the ladies properties .
The first canal
Established Senusret III first canal linking the Red Sea and the
Mediterranean through the Nile called this channel Canal Sizostris
(label Greek for Snosert ) and established its extension and he called
channel ( sulfur) , led this channel to increase trade with Egypt and
Puntland and between Egypt and the Mediterranean islands ( Crete and
Cyprus ) . this channel contributed to the progress of agriculture in
Egypt during the reign of the State Central
Papyrus Raand
Raand Papyrus , Berlin, believed to be written in the reign of Amenemhat
III . According to the papyrus believed to be the third Snosert has
ruled for 39 years , the last twenty years of them Amenemhat III had
shared with him in power.
Preceded by :
Pharaoh Senusret II
Family 12
1878 BC . AD . - 1839 BC . AD . Right :
Amenemhat III
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