Senusret I
An Egyptian king who erected the Abgig obelisk in the 20th century BC near what is now Faiyum. The obverse side of the obelisk features five detailed registers, each of which depicts two instances of Senusret I facing various Egyptian gods.
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When
- First attested
- 2000 BCE
- Attested period
- -2000 – 1972
- Historical notes
- Egyptian king who erected the Abgig obelisk.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Egyptian gods, Khyan, Ramesses II
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“each of which depicts two instances of Senusret I facing various Egyptian gods; the obverse side once also featured a now-lost hieroglyphic inscription. While the Egyptian government restored the obelisk in 1972 and placed it near the entrance of modern-day Faiyum, centuries of neglect and exposure have badly eroded the monument.”
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“The sequence would have been considered important as it was included on the royal name scarabs of the pharaoh Senusret I and on a cylinder seal of Hyksos king Khyan. It was also reused by Ramesses II.”
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