Lahun Pyramid

E75002
Egyptian pyramid Middle Kingdom monument archaeological site

The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.

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All labels observed (12)

Label Occurrences
Lahun 2
el-Lahun 2
El-Lahun 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
Middle Kingdom monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
surface form: Kahun Pyramid

Pyramid of Senusret II ⓘ
approximateBaseLength about 106 meters ⓘ
approximateOriginalHeight about 48 meters ⓘ
associatedWith Faiyum irrigation projects ⓘ
Kahun workers’ town ⓘ
Lahun Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: el-Lahun pyramid town
builtBy Senusret II ⓘ
constructionTechnique mudbrick core with stone revetment ⓘ
culturalContext ancient Egyptian funerary architecture ⓘ
currentCondition ruined core with largely lost casing ⓘ
dedicatedTo Senusret II ⓘ
discoveredBy Flinders Petrie ⓘ
dynasty 12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
excavatedBy Flinders Petrie ⓘ
excavationStartDate 1889 ⓘ
function royal tomb ⓘ
hasAssociatedTemple mortuary temple on east side ⓘ
hasBurial sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) ⓘ
hasCauseway causeway leading to valley area ⓘ
hasFeature bent access passage ⓘ
burial chamber below ground level ⓘ
complex substructure ⓘ
hidden entrance on the south side ⓘ
pyramid town (workers’ town) ⓘ
rock-cut chambers ⓘ
shaft leading to burial apartments ⓘ
surrounding enclosure wall ⓘ
hasFinds domestic artifacts from workers’ town ⓘ
jewelry of princesses in nearby tombs ⓘ
papyrus archives from Kahun town ⓘ
hasSatelliteBurials shaft tombs for royal women ⓘ
hasSubstructureType labyrinthine corridor system ⓘ
multiple side chambers ⓘ
heritageStatus part of the pyramid fields of the Nile Valley archaeological landscape ⓘ
locatedInCountry Egypt ⓘ
locatedInRegion Faiyum Governorate ⓘ
surface form: Faiyum region
locatedNear Hawara ⓘ
Lahun Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: el-Lahun
material limestone casing ⓘ
mudbrick core ⓘ
orientation cardinal points ⓘ
period Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
significance important evidence for ancient Egyptian urban planning ⓘ
key example of Middle Kingdom pyramid design ⓘ

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Subject: Lahun Pyramid
Description of subject: The Lahun Pyramid is a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pyramid built by Pharaoh Senusret II, notable for its mudbrick core, complex substructure, and association with the nearby workers’ town at el-Lahun.

Referenced by (14)

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

Beni Suef Governorate → hasArchaeologicalSite → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
Lahun Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kahun Pyramid
Lahun Pyramid → locatedNear → Lahun Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: el-Lahun
Lahun Pyramid → associatedWith → Lahun Pyramid self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: el-Lahun pyramid town
Hawara pyramid complex → hasNearbySite → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lahun pyramid complex
Faiyum Governorate → hasArchaeologicalSite → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lahun
Faiyum Oasis → hasArchaeologicalSite → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lahun
Senusret II → majorBuildingProject → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid complex at El-Lahun
Senusret II → majorBuildingProject → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: town of Kahun near El-Lahun pyramid
Senusret II → burialPlace → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid at El-Lahun
Senusret II → associatedSite → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: El-Lahun
sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) → associatedWith → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid complex of Lahun
Pyramid of Senusret II → locatedIn → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: el-Lahun
Pyramid of Senusret II → hasNecropolis → Lahun Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lahun cemetery