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37: Imperial Projects

The History of Egypt

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A Brief History of Egypt

The king's soldiers and laborers spread throughout the deserts, journeying into the adi hamamat no less than three times. The last expedition to wadi hamamat during senusere's reign took place in about 19 34 b c e. A small statue erected in the sinai peninsula shows that senuseret despatched an expedition here at some point during his reign. Such prosperity must have seemed to the egyptians to be the highest blessing from the gods.

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