Central Dahshur pyramid

The pyramid of Central Dahshur is the largely destroyed pyramid of an unknown king who presumably ruled in the 12th or 13th dynasty . It is located a little southeast of the pyramid of Amenemhet II in the necropolis of Dahshur .

exploration

The structure has been completely demolished, a comprehensive investigation has never taken place and the construction of a pipeline in 1975 caused further destruction. In the 19th century, Karl Richard Lepsius described the building as a stone pyramid and assigned it the serial number LIV of his list of pyramids .

The investigation of the site revealed fragments of limestone reliefs . One of the pieces found was named Amenemhet and could have come from the neighboring Amenemhet II pyramid . The name could thus refer to Amenemhet II , but a reference to Amenemhet IV as a possible builder would also be conceivable.

Since the pyramid district was clearly provided with an access road , it could be a formerly completed building, but this is no longer verifiable due to the severe degree of destruction.

literature

• Mark Lehner : Secret of the Pyramids. ECON, Düsseldorf 1997, ISBN 3-572-01039-X , p. 184 ff .: The pyramids of the late Middle Kingdom.

Coordinates: 29 ° 48 ′ 14.4 "  N , 31 ° 13 ′ 29.3"  E