Senusret III

Pharaoh of Egypt

pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt

Forerunner of the Suez Canal

ancient Egyptian queen consort

ancient Egyptian queen consort

Neferthenut () was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of Senusret III.

thumb|220px|"The great Sesostris", identified in this 19th-century engraving as Ramesses II during the Battle of Kadesh. thumb|Herodotus misidentified the relief of King Tarkasnawa of Mira, as belonging to Sesostris. [[Karabel relief, circa 1350 BC.]] Sesostris () is the name of a king of ancient Egypt who, according to Herodotus, led a military expedition into parts of Europe. Tales of Sesostris are probably based on the life of Senusret I, Senusret III and perhaps other Pharaohs such as Shoshenq I and Ramesses II.

thumb|Pyramid complex of Senusret III, the pyramid of Itakayt is the third one from the top right Itakayt was an ancient Egyptian princess and queen of the 12th Dynasty. She is mainly known from her small pyramid next to the one of Senusret III at Dahshur. She had the titles ''king's daughter of his body, powerful, graceful and beloved''.

ancient Egyptian vizier

ancient Egyptian stela

Sobekemhat was an ancient Egyptian treasurer under the king Senusret III in the Twelfth Dynasty. Sobekemhat is only known from his mastaba excavated in 1894 next to the pyramid of Senusret III at Dahshur. The mastaba was decorated on the outside with reliefs. These were only found in small fragments, but the fragments record the name and the titles of Sobekemhat. On an offering table he bears the title of the treasurer. The mastaba is in a chain of three mastabas, north of the king's pyramid. It is closest to the pyramid. The next mastaba belongs to the vizier (Nebit) and the third to another