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    Senusret II or Sesostris II was the fourth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1897 BC to 1878 BC. His pyramid was constructed at El-Lahun...
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    of Sesostris are probably based on the life of Senusret I, Senusret III and perhaps other Pharaohs such as Shoshenq I and Ramesses II. Sesostris' name...
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    Senusret I (redirect from Sesostris I)
    I (Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt...
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    (Thames and Hudson Ltd, London), c. 2000. See "1920, The Golden Uraeus of Sesostris II from el-Lahun", p. 157. Media related to Uraeus at Wikimedia Commons...
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    the son of a woman from Elephantine called Nofret and a priest called Sesostris (‘The man of the Great Goddess’).",Grimal, Nicolas (1994). A History of...
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  • pyramid complex in Faiyum, Egypt founded by Senusret II. The Pyramid of Senusret II (Greek: Sesostris II) is located near the modern town, and is often called...
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    Sésostris was a paddle steamer, initially built as a postal steamer for the Near Eastern service of the Messageries Maritimes. In 1852, she became a steam...
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    during World War II is marked by dramatic change to the country's economy, military, and society. At the beginning of World War II in 1939, Venezuela...
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    Senusret III (redirect from Sesostris III)
    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...
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  • (November 30, 2016). "Queen Nefertari, the Royal Spouse of Pharaoh Ramses II: A Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Mummified Remains Found in Her Tomb...
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  • excavations of a workers' town near the pyramid of the Twelfth Dynasty pharaoh Sesostris II. The Kahun Papyri are a collection of texts including administrative...
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    Amenophis II and Tuthmosis IV are nothing but “pillar benedictions” being simply copies of those found on the pillars of the small bark temple of Sesostris I...
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  • Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. p. 107. Simpson, William K. (1984). "Sesostris II". In Wolfgang Helck (ed.). Lexikon der Ägyptologie Vol. 5. Wiesbaden:...
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  • lists of ancient Egyptians: List of pharaohs List of children of Ramesses II Great Royal Wife (including list of title holders) God's Wife of Amun (including...
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    dynasty (Milligen papyrus, Sallier II papyrus). The text was commissioned from the scribe Khety shortly after Sesostris's enthronement. Now a classic of royal...
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    early as the 12th Dynasty, Pharaoh Senusret III (1878–1839 BC), called Sesostris by the Greeks, may have started a canal joining the River Nile with the...
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  • Khenemetneferhedjet II (Weret) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty, a wife of Senusret III. She was one of four known wives of Senusret III...
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    BCE) of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. The legendary Sesostris (likely either Pharaoh Senusret II or Senusret III of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt) may...
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  • Senusret I, pharaoh (12th Dynasty) Senusret II, pharaoh (12th Dynasty) Senusret III, pharaoh (12th Dynasty) Sesostris, pharaoh described by Herodotus, possibly...
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    temple was first established during the Middle Kingdom in the reign of Sesostris I (reigned 1971 BC to 1926 BC) and was partly reconstructed in the New...
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    he ordered the canal at the first cataract—which had been built under Sesostris III of the 12th Dynasty—to be dredged in order to facilitate easier travel...
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  • Athos II was a passenger and cargo liner for Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes making her maiden voyage from Marseilles 25 March 1927 starting on the...
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  • tomb in Deir-el-Bahari, the Narmer Palette, and on a statue of Pharaoh Sesostris I.[citation needed] The Hemhem crown was an ornate triple Atef with corkscrew...
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  • homeland and then defeating the Medes and the legendary Egyptian king Sesostris and imposing their rule over Asia for many years before returning to Scythia...
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    (Turin, 1750) Imeneo in Atene (Venice, 1750) Sesostri (Rome, 1751) (There was another performance of Sesostri in Barcelona in 1754 with some aria substitutions)...
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    the temple of Hathor. During the Middle Kingdom, the pharaohs Sesostris I , Sesostris III AND Amenemhat I showed great interest in the holy city of Abydos...
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    MV Éridan (1928) (category World War II merchant ships of France)
    Post. Cairns. 20 December 1940. p. 9. Retrieved 17 November 2024. "Eridan (II)" (in French). Encylopedie des Messageries Maritmes. Retrieved 5 November...
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    claims that the Colchians inherited from remnants of the army of Pharaoh Sesostris (Senusret III). Herodotus writes: For it is plain to see that the Colchians...
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    Djehuti-hotep at Debeira The temple of Semna dedicated to Dedwen and the deified Sesostris III. The sunk reliefs of this temple were carved over a large period hence...
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    features of Sesostris I, Sesostris III and Ramesses II. The fourth is Bakenranef, a Saite pharaoh of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty, the fifth is Amasis II of the...
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