Sesostris

Sesostris ( Egyptian zj-n-wsr.t "man of Wosret"; outdated Usertesen) is the Greek form of an ancient Egyptian personal name. Well-known bearers of this name were:

• Sesostris I , Pharaoh around 1956–1910 BC Chr.
• Sesostris II. , Pharaoh around 1882–1872 BC Chr.
• Sesostris III. , Pharaoh around 1872-1852 BC Chr.
• Sesostris IV , Pharaoh of the 13th Dynasty
• Sesostris (vizier) of the 12th Dynasty
• Sesostris (Lahun) , Mayor of Al-Lahun
• Sesostris (Father of God) , father of Amenemhet I.
• Herodotus describes an Egyptian ruler Sesostris , to whom he also assigns Assyrian and Urartian buildings and who seems to be largely mythical.

Sesostris also stands for:

• (4414) Sesostris , asteroid

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.