Senusret III

Senusret III
Sesostris III, Senwosret III
Statues of Senusret III in the British Museum
Pharaoh
Reign	1878-1839 BC
Predecessor	Senusret II
Successor	Amenemhat III
Royal titulary Horus name Netjerkheperu Nṯrj-ḫprw Horus, divine of form Nebty name Netjermesut Nṯrj-mswt The two ladies, divine of birth Golden Horus Kheper Bjk-nbw-ḫpr The golden Horus has been created Prenomen  (Praenomen) Khakaure Ḫˁj-k3w-Rˁ The Kas of Ra have appeared Nomen Senusret S(j)-n-Wsrt Man of Wosret
Consort	Neferthenut, Khnemetneferhedjet II, Itakayt, perhaps Meretseger
Children	Amenemhat III, Khnemet, Menet, Mereret, Senetsenebtysy, Sithathor (?)
Father	Senusret II
Mother	Khnemetneferhedjet I
Died	1839 BC
Burial	Uncertain, possibly his pyramid at Dahshur or in his tomb at Abydos near the town of Wah-Sut
Monuments	Buhen and Toshka
Dynasty	Twelfth Dynasty

Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt. He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity,^[1] 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 rule at the height of the Middle Kingdom.^[2] Consequently, he is regarded as one of the sources for the legend about Sesostris. 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.^[3] Senusret III was among the few Egyptian kings who were deified and honored with a cult during their own lifetime.^[4]