Pyramid of Ameny Qemau

Pyramid of Ameny Qemau
Layout of substructures of the pyramid of Ameny Qemau in Dahshur South
Ameny Qemau
Coordinates29°46′54″N 31°13′17″E / 29.78167°N 31.22139°E / 29.78167; 31.22139
Constructedc. 1790 BC[1]
TypeTrue pyramid, now ruined
Height35 metres (115 ft)
Base52 metres (171 ft)

The pyramid of Ameny Qemau is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in southern Dahshur. It was constructed for Ameny Qemau, a obscure king of the 13th Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period.[1]

  1. ^ a b K.S.B. Ryholt: The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c.1800-1550 BC, Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997