AMENEMHAT III

(reigned c. 1855–1808 BC)

   Throne name Nimaatre. Son of Senusret III of Dynasty 12. His principal monuments are located in the Fayum area, which seems to have been extensively developed during his reign. He built two pyramids, one at Dahshur, where he appears to have been buried, and another at Hawara, where his mortuary templewas later known to the Greeks as the Labyrinth.

   See also Amenemhat IV; Nefruptah; Sobeknefru.