Lepsius L pyramid

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Lepsius L pyramid
Data
place Dahshur
builder ?
construction time 4th or 5th dynasty  ?
Type Pyramid?
Building material limestone
Base dimension ~ 40 m
Cult pyramid No

The Lepsius L pyramid is a small pyramid that was only begun in the initial stages on the pyramid field of Dahshur , 400 m northeast of the red pyramid of King Snefru .

exploration

Location of the pyramid Lepsius L (No. 50) on the map by Karl Richard Lepsius (north is on the right)

On his Egypt expedition in the years 1842 to 1845 , the German Egyptologist Karl Richard Lepsius located the remains of another pyramid complex and gave it the order number Roman L (50) in his pyramid list .

In 1986 , Rainer Stadelmann uncovered the complex and found that this pyramid was just beginning.

Assignment and dating

The name of the builder is unknown or controversial, but the building is likely to date from the 4th or 5th dynasty . The previously presumed authorship of Menkauhor could be ruled out on the basis of Stadelmann's excavation findings and other finds. Inscribed evidence of the builder of the pyramid could not be found. Ceramic finds from the 4th dynasty are seen as a clue to classify the building at the end of the 4th or 5th dynasty.

The pyramid

The pyramid was apparently barely started when construction ceased. The base was leveled and covered with clay. The prepared area suggests a structure with a base length of around 40 m, but the exact proportions of the planned structure have not yet been determined.

An open trench was dug for the substructure. The investigations revealed large limestone blocks on the east side , which were presumably intended for the substructure. Remains of a building ramp made of adobe bricks were still detectable.

literature

  • Rainer Stadelmann, Hourig Sourouzian: The pyramids of Snefru in Dahschur. First report of the excavations on the northern stone pyramid. In: Communications of the German Archaeological Institute, Cairo Department 38, 1982, pp. 382–383.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Karl Richard Lepsius, Monuments from Egypt and Ethiopia - Volume I, Leipzig, 1897.
  2. ↑ Dieter Arnold: A lost pyramid in Let it be put down as a document: Festschrift for Hartwig Altenmüller on the 65th birthday of Nicole Kloth, Karl Martin, Eva Pardey, Hartwig Altenmüller, pp. 7-10, Buske Verlag, 2003 ISBN 3875483413

Coordinates: 29 ° 48 ′ 39 ″  N , 31 ° 12 ′ 44 ″  E