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Multi-periodSite Name: Abydos Senusret III Funerary Complex Alternative Name: Wahsut Senusret III Funerary ComplexCountry: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Rock Cut Tomb
Nearest Town: Luxor Nearest Village: Abydos
Latitude: 26.171278N Longitude: 31.925104E
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Rock Cut Tomb in Upper Egypt (South)
12th dynasty huge rock cut tomb attributed to Pharaoh sensret III who may have been buried here instead of his Pyramid at Dashur. The tomb is in the hills south west of town and appears to have had a stone valley temple, which is all but destroyed except for the foundations.
The town appears to have been called Wahsut until the 13th dynsty.
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