el-Lisht
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el-Lisht is an archaeological site in Egypt notable for its Middle Kingdom royal necropolis, including the pyramids of Pharaohs Amenemhat I and Senusret I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| el-Lisht canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian site
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
12th Dynasty royal family
NERFINISHED
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Pharaoh Amenemhat I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pharaoh Senusret I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
causeways
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cemetery of officials ⓘ funerary temples ⓘ mastaba tombs ⓘ pyramid of Amenemhat I NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramid of Senusret I NERFINISHED ⓘ pyramid subsidiary structures ⓘ rock-cut tombs ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction |
reign of Amenemhat I
ⓘ
reign of Senusret I ⓘ |
| dateOfFlourishing | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
American archaeological missions
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Egyptian archaeological missions ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
coffins
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funerary equipment ⓘ pyramid texts fragments ⓘ statues ⓘ stelae ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
12th Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Middle Kingdom site ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Faiyum region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Memphis (ancient Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ modern village of Lisht ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Dahshur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pyramids of Amenemhat I and Senusret I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal necropolis ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian necropolis system ⓘ |
| researchTopics |
Middle Kingdom pyramid construction
ⓘ
administration of Middle Kingdom Egypt ⓘ royal ideology in the Middle Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedAs |
elite cemetery
ⓘ
royal burial ground ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed |
hieratic
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hieroglyphs ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.