Amenemhat III

(1842-1797)

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amenemhat III, sixth ruler of the 12th Dynasty was the son of Senusret III and Queen Sebekshedty-Neferu. He completed the building of the great waterwheels of the Faiyum, thereby diverting the flood waters of the Nile into Lake Moeris. The irrigation system and an overflow canal was used to drain the marshes, thereby reclaiming an estimated 153,600 acres of fertile land. Amenemhat raised two colossal statues of himself nearby to celebrate this feat. Among his many achievements was the famous Labyrinth, also known as the Pyramid of Hawara, one of the greatest wonders of the ancient world. The central burial chamber of the pyramid, carved from a single block of granite, is estimated to have weighed 110 tons. His pyramidal tomb was built at Dashur, which he abandoned in favour of the Hawara Pyramid.

 

 

Horus Name

 

 

  

Hr aA bA.w

Hor Aabaw

Horus, Great of Power

 

 
     

 

 

Nebti Name

 

 

nb.tj iT iwa.t tA.wj

Nebti Itjijautawy

The Two Ladies, the one who has taken the heritage of the Two Lands
   

 

 

Golden Name

 

 

bik nbw wAH anx

Bik nebw Wahankh

The Golden Falcon, Enduring of Life
   

 

 

 Prenomen

 

n(j) mAa.t ra

Nimaatre

Re Belongs to Maat

 

 

Nomen

 

 

imn m HA.t

Amenemhat

Amun is the Foremost

 

 

Appearance in King Lists

 

 

n(j) mAa.t ra

Nimaatre

Re Belongs to Maat

 

 
Appearance in Manetho

 
Africanus:   Lacharęs  

Lacharęs, for 8 years. He built the Labyrinth in the Arsinoďte nome as his own tomb.
         
Eusebius:   Lamaris  

...Lamaris reigned for 8 years.He built the Labyrinth in the Arsinoďte nome as his own tomb.
 

Amenemhat III built a pyramid complex at Hawara.