Pyramid of Senusret II

E374401

Egyptian pyramid archaeological site royal funerary complex

The Pyramid of Senusret II is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built by Pharaoh Senusret II at el-Lahun near the Faiyum oasis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Pyramid of Senusret II canonical	1
Pyramids of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt	1
pyramid of Senusret II at Lahun	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ royal funerary complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Kahun ⓘ surface form: Kahun workers’ town Princess Sit-Hathor-Iunet treasure ⓘ Kahun ⓘ surface form: pyramid town of Lahun
builder	Senusret II NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor	Senusret II NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStartCenturyBC	19th century BC ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
dedicatedTo	funerary cult of Senusret II ⓘ
entranceLocation	south side of the pyramid ⓘ
era	c. 19th century BC ⓘ
excavatedBy	Flinders Petrie ⓘ
excavationStartYear	1889 ⓘ
function	cult center for Senusret II ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
hasComponent	pyramid courtyard ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ subsidiary tombs for royal family ⓘ
hasFeature	causeway ⓘ complex of subsidiary pyramids and tombs ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ hidden entrance ⓘ labyrinthine internal passage system ⓘ pyramid temple ⓘ subterranean burial chamber ⓘ valley temple ⓘ
hasNecropolis	Lahun Pyramid ⓘ surface form: Lahun cemetery
hasSubstructure	rock-cut chambers ⓘ shaft and corridor system ⓘ
heritageStatus	important Middle Kingdom archaeological monument ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
locatedIn	Egypt ⓘ Faiyum Oasis ⓘ surface form: Faiyum region Lahun Pyramid ⓘ surface form: el-Lahun
material	limestone casing ⓘ mudbrick core ⓘ
namedAfter	Senusret II NERFINISHED ⓘ
near	Faiyum Oasis ⓘ
partOf	Middle Kingdom pyramids of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Middle Kingdom pyramid tradition
pharaohDynasty	12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
pyramidSlopeType	true pyramid ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lahun Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Pyramid of Senusret II ⓘ

Pyramid of Senusret III → belongsToCategory → Pyramid of Senusret II ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramids of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt

sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) → discoveredIn → Pyramid of Senusret II ⓘ

this entity surface form: pyramid of Senusret II at Lahun