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Amenemhat III
- Reign
- 1818/17–1773/72 (1853–1806/05) BC
- Throne name
- Ni-maat-Re
- Other names
- Aa-bau, Ammenemes III, Lamares, Ameres
- Dynasty
- 12th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Amenemhat III is listed in the king list under ‘12th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 1818/17–1773/72 (1853–1806/05) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is Ni-maat-Re. Other recorded names: Aa-bau, Ammenemes III, Lamares, Ameres.
What is known about Amenemhat III
The most important achievement of his reign was the development of the Faiyum. A co-regency with his father Senusret III is not certain. He built two pyramids, the first at Dahshur and the second at Hawara.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 1795 BCSobekneferu reigns as the first female ruler of Egypt attested by contemporary evidence.
Other events of the period
- c. 1870 BCSenusret III secures the southern frontier with a chain of mighty fortresses in Nubia, such as those at Semna and Buhen.
- c. 1840 BCAmenemhat III has the Faiyum opened up through irrigation; the Greeks called his mortuary temple at Hawara the ‘Labyrinth’.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
12th Dynasty: all rulers
- Amenemhat I
- Senusret I
- Amenemhat II
- Senusret II
- Senusret III
- Amenemhat III
- Amenemhat IV
- Sobekneferu
- Seankhibra
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