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Timeline › 12th Dynasty

Senusret I c. 1956–1911 BC

Senusret I (Sesostris) built the White Chapel at Karnak and an obelisk at Heliopolis that still stands.

Throne name: Kheperkare

ḫpr-kꜣ-rꜥ: “The ka of Ra comes into being”

Sign by sign

  1. Sun N5rꜥ The sun, the sun god Ra; day.
  2. Scarab beetle L1ḫpr To become, to come into being.
  3. Raised arms D28kꜣ The ka, a person's life force.
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Names of gods (Ra, Amun, Ptah) are written first out of respect, even when they are read later. Dates are approximate; we follow Ian Shaw (ed.), The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (2000).