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The bakeries and breweries attached to Senwosret III's mortuary temple in Abydos, Egypt are investigated for understanding about the secular activities provided by the temple. The investigation on the 'shena', the economic wing which coordinated the provisioning and distribution of supplies to the temples, presents a glimpse of how archaeological study can further help in the understanding of the economic and administrative organization of religious institutions.

Egyptian pharaoh, Senwosret III seems to have built two tombs, the pyramid complex in northern Egypt, at Dahshur, just South of Memphis, and mortuary complex at South Abydos. An investigation on why he built two tombs, and why he chose to be buried at Abydos, is presented.