Pyramid of Amenemhat I

Pyramid of Amenemhat I
Amenemhat I
Ancient name
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Sut-khau Amenemhat
"Cult places of Amenemhat's appearance"[1][2]
ConstructedTwelfth Dynasty
Height59 m (194 ft; 113 cu)[3]
Base84 m (276 ft; 160 cu)[3]
Volume129,360 m3 (169,200 cu yd)[4]
Slope54°27'44"[3][4]

The pyramid of Amenemhat I is an Egyptian burial structure built at Lisht by the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt, Amenemhat I.

This structure returned to the approximate size and form of Old Kingdom pyramids.[5] It also established a new tradition though of giving each component structure in the pyramid complex its own unique name. The structures together were known as "The places of the appearances of Amenemhat".[5]

  1. ^ von Beckerath 1984, p. 65.
  2. ^ Verner 2001, p. 396.
  3. ^ a b c Verner 2001, p. 465.
  4. ^ a b Lehner 2008, p. 17.
  5. ^ a b Lehner, M. (1997b). The Complete Pyramids. London:Thames and Hudson ltd. ISBN 0-500-05084-8