Tours: Pyramids of the Middle Kingdom - Revision history

Batfan13 at 05:30, 3 May 2026

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	During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.		During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.

	For example, {{Wiki\|Amenemhat I}} built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and [[Senusret II\|Senwosret II]] selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. {{Wiki\|Amenemhat II}} and {{Wiki\|Sesostris III}} however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.		For example, {{Wiki\|Amenemhat I}} built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and [[Senusret II\|Senwosret II]] selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. {{Wiki\|Amenemhat II}} and {{Wiki\|Senusret III\|Sesostris III}} however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.

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	The kings of the {{Wiki\|Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|13th Dynasty}} began building their pyramids at {{Wiki\|Mazghuna\|Mazghouna}}, south of Dahshur, then moved on to Faiyum and {{Wiki\|Abydos}}.		The kings of the {{Wiki\|Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt\|13th Dynasty}} began building their pyramids at {{Wiki\|Mazghuna\|Mazghouna}}, south of Dahshur, then moved on to Faiyum and {{Wiki\|Abydos, Egypt\|Abydos}}.

	The kings of the {{Wiki\|Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt\|17th dynasty}}, however, satisfied themselves with crowning their cave tombs with small pyramids of raw brick.		The kings of the {{Wiki\|Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt\|17th dynasty}}, however, satisfied themselves with crowning their cave tombs with small pyramids of raw brick.

imported>Soranin at 01:33, 30 September 2023

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	It was not until the ~~{{Wiki\|~~Nubia~~\|Nubian}}~~ pharaohs of the {{Wiki\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt\|25th dynasty}} that kings were once again buried under pyramidal tombs. In fact today, the area of ancient Nubia, modern {{Wiki\|Sudan}}, contains a record number of 220 known pyramids, to [[Egypt]]'s 138. Despite their slow decline in use and quality, pyramids continued to fascinate all and sundry, up to the [[Rome\|Roman]] era.		It was not until the [[Nubia]]n pharaohs of the {{Wiki\|Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt\|25th dynasty}} that kings were once again buried under pyramidal tombs. In fact today, the area of ancient Nubia, modern {{Wiki\|Sudan}}, contains a record number of 220 known pyramids, to [[Egypt]]'s 138. Despite their slow decline in use and quality, pyramids continued to fascinate all and sundry, up to the [[Rome\|Roman]] era.

	They remain to this day a symbol of the religious dedication of the Pharaohs, and the grandeur of ancient Egypt.		They remain to this day a symbol of the religious dedication of the Pharaohs, and the grandeur of ancient Egypt.

imported>Soranin at 21:06, 29 July 2023

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	During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.		During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.

	For example, {{Wiki\|Amenemhat I}} built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and ~~{{Wiki~~\|Senwosret II}} selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. {{Wiki\|Amenemhat II}} and {{Wiki\|Sesostris III}} however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.		For example, {{Wiki\|Amenemhat I}} built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and [[Senusret II\|Senwosret II]] selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. {{Wiki\|Amenemhat II}} and {{Wiki\|Sesostris III}} however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.

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	During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.		During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki\|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt\|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.

	For example, [[Amenemhat I]] built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and [[Senwosret II]] selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. [[Amenemhat II]] and [[Sesostris III]] however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.		For example, {{Wiki\|Amenemhat I}} built a funerary complex in {{Wiki\|Lisht}}, and {{Wiki\|Senwosret II}} selected the {{Wiki\|El Lahun\|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. {{Wiki\|Amenemhat II}} and {{Wiki\|Sesostris III}} however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki\|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III\|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.

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'''Learn about the various funerary monuments of the {{Wiki|Middle Kingdom of Egypt|Middle Kingdom}}.'''

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|-|Revival of Pyramids=
During the Middle Kingdom era, the powerful rulers of the {{Wiki|Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt|12th dynasty}} resumed the tradition of elaborate pyramidal tombs.

For example, [[Amenemhat I]] built a funerary complex in {{Wiki|Lisht}}, and [[Senwosret II]] selected the {{Wiki|El Lahun|Illahoun}} site in the [[Faiyum]]. [[Amenemhat II]] and [[Sesostris III]] however, cast their favor towards {{Wiki|Dahshur}}. [[Amenemhat III]] built a pyramid there as well before moving to [[Pyramid of Amenemhat III|Hawara]] in the Faiyum.

|-|Smaller & Elaborate=
The plundering of tombs in troubled times prompted the architects of the Middle Kingdom to devise increasingly complicated means of security during construction.

As such, while the architectural plans of the Hawara pyramid were simpler than the one at Dahshur, the means used to protect it from looters were much more elaborate.

Beyond the use of blind passages and concealed trapdoors, the architects relied on a system of stone slabs which were slid into place at the end of construction. These massive stone stabs were meant to permanently block the passageways leading to the funerary chambers.

|-|The Decline of Pyramids=
The kings of the {{Wiki|Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt|13th Dynasty}} began building their pyramids at {{Wiki|Mazghuna|Mazghouna}}, south of Dahshur, then moved on to Faiyum and {{Wiki|Abydos}}.

The kings of the {{Wiki|Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt|17th dynasty}}, however, satisfied themselves with crowning their cave tombs with small pyramids of raw brick.

The kings of the {{Wiki|Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th dynasty}} gave up the shape of the pyramid as a royal tomb entirely. They chose a mountain with a pyramidal shape in the [[Valley of the Kings|Valley of Kings]], and dug their graves there.

|-|A Legacy=
It was not until the {{Wiki|Nubia|Nubian}} pharaohs of the {{Wiki|Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt|25th dynasty}} that kings were once again buried under pyramidal tombs. In fact today, the area of ancient Nubia, modern {{Wiki|Sudan}}, contains a record number of 220 known pyramids, to [[Egypt]]'s 138. Despite their slow decline in use and quality, pyramids continued to fascinate all and sundry, up to the [[Rome|Roman]] era.

They remain to this day a symbol of the religious dedication of the Pharaohs, and the grandeur of ancient Egypt.

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