1842-1797 B.C. Pharaoh of Egypt during the twelfth dynasty (1818-1770 B.C.). Amenemhet developed the agricultural potential of the Faiyum area southwest of Cairo by completing the large irrigation project begun by his predecessors, reclaiming 153,600...

Amenemhat III, alt. Amenemhet III, (c. 1860 BC-1814 BC) was a pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from ca.1860 BC to ca.1814 BC, the latest known date being found in a papyrus dated to Regnal Year 46, I Akhet 22 of his rule. He is regarded...