RPR-EGY-A011 · EGYPT

Palace of Amenemhat III at Tell Basta

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Royal Palace / Archaeological · Archaeological remains

Registry Record

RPR-EGY-A011 · Middle Kingdom / Twelfth Dynasty · Amenemhat III

Type: Royal Palace / Archaeological
Date: 19th century BCE
Status: Archaeological remains
Royal provenance: Verified excavation of a colossal palace

Audit note: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities confirms the excavated palace complex but phrases Amenemhat III’s personal residence there as a probability rather than certainty. Royal Palaces preserves that distinction.

Why It Belongs in the Registry

This page records a verified or explicitly qualified palace-related site within Egypt's royal and dynastic landscape. Royal Palaces separates the existence of the building or complex from stronger claims about exact occupancy, chronology or surviving fabric.

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Geography

Geographic Path: Egypt → Sharqia Governorate → Tell Basta / Bubastis

Local Place: Tell Basta / Bubastis

Estate / Micro-location: Middle Kingdom royal precinct

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Rulers, Residents & Use by Reign

PeriodRulerRelationshipNotes
reign–reignAmenemhat IIIpatron / royal palacePalace of Amenemhat III at Bubastis.