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]
Archaeological evidence suggests that Amenemhat started to build his pyramid at Thebes but for unknown reasons switched his capital and the location of his pyramid to Lisht (1991–1778 BC).[6] The pyramid upon its completion rose to a height of 55 m, with a base length of 83 m and a slope of 54 degrees.[5] The core of the pyramid was made with small rough blocks of local limestone with a loose fill of sand debris and mud brick. Some of the limestone was stripped from other monuments - blocks of stone from the pyramids of Khufu, Khafre, Unas and Pepi II (or possibly Pepi I) have been found in the pyramid.[7][6] Inside the pyramid a sloped shaft blocked with granite plugs upon burial ran from the ground level entrance chapel to a vertical shaft that descended directly to the burial chamber.[5] The overall construction of the pyramid was poor and little of it remains today.[8]
Around the pyramid were found tombs of high officials serving the king. These include the tombs of the high steward Nakht, the treasurer Rehuerdjersen and the vizier Intefiqer.
Excavationedit
The entrance
The first excavation of the site was undertaken by the FrenchEgyptologistGaston Maspero in 1882. His work as later continued by a French archaeological expedition under the direction of J.E. Gautier and Gustave Jéquier in 1894 and 1895. The investigations were continued from 1920 to 1934 by Albert Lythgoe and Arthur Mace in a team from the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. By the time of these excavations the pyramid had undergone much disintegration and is now only 20 meters high with most of the surrounding complex gone.[9] None of the expeditions successfully explored the interior of the pyramid due to the internal passageways being flooded with groundwater.
pyramid, amenemhat, pyramid, amenemhat, egyptian, burial, structure, built, lisht, founder, twelfth, dynasty, egypt, amenemhat, amenemhat, iancient, nameswt, ḫꜥw, ḥꜣtsut, khau, amenemhat, cult, places, amenemhat, appearance, constructedtwelfth, dynastyheight59. The pyramid of Amenemhat I is an Egyptian burial structure built at Lisht by the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt Amenemhat I Pyramid of Amenemhat IAmenemhat IAncient nameSwt ḫꜥw Ỉ mn m ḥꜣtSut khau Amenemhat Cult places of Amenemhat s appearance 1 2 ConstructedTwelfth DynastyHeight59 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 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 Contents 1 Construction 2 Excavation 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksConstruction editArchaeological evidence suggests that Amenemhat started to build his pyramid at Thebes but for unknown reasons switched his capital and the location of his pyramid to Lisht 1991 1778 BC 6 The pyramid upon its completion rose to a height of 55 m with a base length of 83 m and a slope of 54 degrees 5 The core of the pyramid was made with small rough blocks of local limestone with a loose fill of sand debris and mud brick Some of the limestone was stripped from other monuments blocks of stone from the pyramids of Khufu Khafre Unas and Pepi II or possibly Pepi I have been found in the pyramid 7 6 Inside the pyramid a sloped shaft blocked with granite plugs upon burial ran from the ground level entrance chapel to a vertical shaft that descended directly to the burial chamber 5 The overall construction of the pyramid was poor and little of it remains today 8 Around the pyramid were found tombs of high officials serving the king These include the tombs of the high steward Nakht the treasurer Rehuerdjersen and the vizier Intefiqer Excavation edit nbsp The entranceThe first excavation of the site was undertaken by the French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero in 1882 His work as later continued by a French archaeological expedition under the direction of J E Gautier and Gustave Jequier in 1894 and 1895 The investigations were continued from 1920 to 1934 by Albert Lythgoe and Arthur Mace in a team from the Metropolitan Museum in New York City By the time of these excavations the pyramid had undergone much disintegration and is now only 20 meters high with most of the surrounding complex gone 9 None of the expeditions successfully explored the interior of the pyramid due to the internal passageways being flooded with groundwater See also editEgyptian pyramid construction techniques List of Egyptian pyramids Lepsius list of pyramids Pyramid of Senusret IReferences edit von Beckerath 1984 p 65 Verner 2001 p 396 a b c Verner 2001 p 465 a b Lehner 2008 p 17 a b c d Lehner M 1997b The Complete Pyramids London Thames and Hudson ltd ISBN 0 500 05084 8 a b Pyramid of Amenemhet I at el Lisht Egyptian Monuments 2009 02 26 Retrieved 2018 02 26 Hans Goedicke Re used blocks from the pyramid of Amenemhet I at Lisht The Metropolitan Museum of Art NY 1971 Kjeilen Tore Amenemhet 1 LookLex Encyclopaedia lexicorient com Retrieved 2018 02 26 The Pyramid of Amenemhet I egyptphoto ncf ca Retrieved 2018 02 26 Sources editLehner Mark 2008 The Complete Pyramids New York Thames amp Hudson ISBN 978 0 500 28547 3 Verner Miroslav 2001 The Pyramids The Mystery Culture and Science of Egypt s Great Monuments New York Grove Press ISBN 978 0 8021 1703 8 von Beckerath Jurgen 1984 Handbuch der agyptischen Konigsnamen Munchen Deutscher Kunstverlag ISBN 9783422008328 External links editPyramid of Amenemhet I at el Lisht nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pyramid of Amenemhat I 29 34 30 N 31 13 31 E 29 5749 N 31 2253 E 29 5749 31 2253 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pyramid of Amenemhat I amp oldid 1117560278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
