Hawara pyramid complex
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The Hawara pyramid complex is an ancient Egyptian archaeological site best known for the pyramid of Pharaoh Amenemhat III and its associated mortuary temple, once famed as the "Labyrinth" of classical authors.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Labyrinth of Hawara | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
pyramid complex ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 19th century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Egyptian pyramid complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Amenemhat III
ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Amenemhat III
|
| builder | Amenemhat III ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Egyptian civilization ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Amenemhat III ⓘ |
| describedBy |
Diodorus Siculus
ⓘ
Herodotus ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| dynasty |
12th Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| excavatedBy | Flinders Petrie ⓘ |
| excavationFinds | Hawara mummy portraits (from nearby cemeteries) ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| function |
burial place of Amenemhat III
ⓘ
royal funerary complex ⓘ |
| guardedBy | ancient enclosure and ditches ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Egyptian Labyrinth
ⓘ
Hawara pyramid complex ⓘ
surface form:
Labyrinth of Hawara
|
| hasNearbySite |
Lahun Pyramid
ⓘ
surface form:
Lahun pyramid complex
|
| hasPart |
ancient enclosure walls
ⓘ
causeway ⓘ labyrinthine mortuary temple ⓘ mortuary temple of Amenemhat III ⓘ Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid) ⓘ
surface form:
pyramid of Amenemhat III
subsidiary tombs ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological site of Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Black Pyramid)
ⓘ
surface form:
pyramid of Amenemhat III
the Labyrinth described by classical authors ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Faiyum Governorate ⓘ
surface form:
Faiyum region
Hawara ⓘ |
| material |
limestone casing (largely removed)
ⓘ
mudbrick core ⓘ |
| near |
entrance to the Faiyum depression
ⓘ
modern village of Hawara ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex internal corridors and chambers
ⓘ
large mortuary temple identified with the Labyrinth ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| partOf | Faiyum Oasis ⓘ |
| period | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| pyramidOwner | Amenemhat III ⓘ |
| waterManagementContext | close to Bahr Yussef canal ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Labyrinth of Hawara