White Pyramid

29°48′20″N 31°13′22″E / 29.80556°N 31.22278°E / 29.80556; 31.22278Ancient name

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Sḫm Ỉ-mn-m-ḥʒt
Sekhem Amenemhat
Amenemhat has Power^[2]

TypeTrue pyramid (ruined)

The White Pyramid (Arabic: الهرم الأبيض, romanized: al-Haram al'Abyad) of Amenemhat II is located in the pyramid field at Dahshur, Egypt, and is now nothing more than a pile of rubble, having been heavily quarried for stone. The remaining limestone rubble has given rise to its modern name.

The pyramid is surrounded by a large rectangular enclosure wall. A number of intact tombs were found inside this enclosure wall belonging to the relatives of Amenemhat II including the tombs of prince Amenemhatankh and princesses Ita, Khnumet, Itaweret and Sithathormeret. A wide variety of funerary furniture was recovered from these tombs including wooden coffins, alabaster perfume jars, and canopic chests. There was also a large quantity of beautiful jewellery in the tombs of Ita and Khnumet.

In 1894 and 1895, Jacques de Morgan dug in the pyramid complex, concentrating on the surrounding royal graves, with other areas not being explored. A full-scale investigation of the whole complex has yet to be undertaken.

References

^ Lehner 2008, pp. 16 & 179.
^ Budge 1920, p. 691a.

Sources

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Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis (1920). An Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary: With an index of English words, King List and Geographical List with Indexes, List of Hieroglyphic Characters, Coptic and Semitic Alphabets, etc. Vol. 2. London: J. Murray. OCLC 697736910.
Lehner, Mark (2008). The Complete Pyramids. New York: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-28547-3.
Verner, Miroslav (2001d). The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments. New York: Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-1703-8.

Egyptian pyramids

List of Egyptian pyramids (Lepsius)
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Period

Dynasty	Pyramids

Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

III	Djoser Buried Layer Lepsius I Athribis Elephantine Edfu South el-Kula Naqada Saujet el-Meitin [de] Sinki [de]
IV	Seila Meidum Bent Red Khufu Djedefre Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el'Aryan Khafre Menkaure Khentkaus I Mastabet el-Fara'un G1-a G1-b G1-c G1-d G2-a G3-a G3-b G3-c Lepsius L
V	Userkaf Neferhetepes [de] Sahure Neferirkare Khentkaus II Neferefre Unfinished Nyuserre Lepsius XXIV Double Headless Djedkare-Isesi Unas
VI	Teti Pepi I Merenre Pepi II Sesheshet

1^st Intermediate Period
(2181–2040 BC)

VIII	Ity Neferkare Neby Ibi Khui
X	Merikare

Middle Kingdom
(2040–1650 BC)

XI	Reherishefnakht
XII	Amenemhat I Senusret I White Senusret II Senusret III Black Hawara Neferuptah [de] Central Dahshur [de] South Mazghuna North Mazghuna
XIII	Ameny Qemau Khendjer Southern South Saqqara SAK S 3 SAK S 7 [de] South Dahshur A [de] South Dahshur B [de] DAS 46 DAS 49 DAS 50 DAS 51 DAS 53 [de] S 9 S 10 Merneferre Ay