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unusual facts about Twelfth dynasty of Egypt



Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep

Based on his name Amenemhat Sobekhotep, it has been suggested that Sobekhotep was a son of the penultimate pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, king Amenemhat IV.

Sesostris

In Manetho, however, a pharaoh called Sesostris occupied the same position as the known pharaoh Senusret III of the Twelfth Dynasty, and his name is now usually viewed as a corruption of Senwosret.

Urban planning in ancient Egypt

The workmen's village at el-Lahun was built and inhabited during the reign of Senusret II of the Twelfth Dynasty.


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