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Senusret

Senusret (Greek: Sesostris; also transcribed as Senwosret based on Coptic; and as Usertesen in older literature) is the name of several Ancient Egyptians:

  • Senusret I, pharaoh (12th Dynasty)
  • Senusret II, pharaoh (12th Dynasty)
  • Senusret III, pharaoh (12th Dynasty)
    • Sesostris, pharaoh described by Herodotus, possibly to be identified with one or more of the above
  • Senusret IV, pharaoh (13th or 16th Dynasty)
  • Senusret (vizier)
  • Senusret (nomarch), 12th Dynasty nomarch at Elkab
Senusret (vizier)

Senusret was an Ancient Egyptian official who was a vizier during the last years of king Senusret I's rule and in the first years of Amenemhet II. Senusret is known from a stela found in Abydos, which is dated to year 8 of Amenemhet II. He also appears in biographical inscriptions in the tomb of the governor Amenemhat at Beni Hasan, where it is reported that he was on a mission to Koptos. The inscription reports events under Senusret I.

Senusret had a huge tomb complex next to the pyramid of Amenemhet I at el-Lisht. There was a mastaba in the centre, about 12 m × 26 m in size, much of which has been destroyed. The building was found within a mud brick outer brick wall measuring 30.4 m × 35.8 m. The decoration of the mastaba was only preserved in the smallest fragments, but revealed the name Senusret and some titles, including those of a vizier. Within the tomb complex was found the undisturbed burial shaft of the lady Senebtisi.

Senusret (nomarch)

Senusret was an ancient Egyptian official dating to the early 12th Dynasty. He was a local governor (a nomarch) of the nome of Nekhen, and is so far only known from his rock-cut tomb at Elkab, where he was buried. The tomb chapel was finely decorated with paintings. The preserved decorations in the chapel show Senusret hunting with bow and arrow or accompanied by his wife, as well as agricultural scenes.