Dahshur

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Dahshur: Southern face of the Bent Pyramid with satellite pyramid nearby. In the distance can be seen the Red (or Northern) Pyramid.

Dahshur (Arabic: دهشور Dahšūr; often rendered—incorrectly—as Dashur) is an archaeological locality, the remains of an ancient Egyptian royal necropolis, located on the desert plateau above the west bank of the Nile River some 40 km south of Cairo.

[29.80° N 31.24° E]

Pyramids

• the Red Pyramid (also known as the North Pyramid)
• the Bent Pyramid
• Pyramid Lepsius L (50)
• the Pyramid of Amenemhet II
• the Pyramid of Amenemhet III
• the Pyramid of Senwosret III

Bibliography

• Arnold, Dieter [2002a], The Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III at Dahshur: Architectural Studies, (with contributions and an appendix by Adela Oppenheim and contributions by James P. Allen), [Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition 26], New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002.
  • [2002b], "Middle Kingdom Mastabas at Dahshur", Egyptian Archaeology 21 (2002), pp.38-40.
  • [2004], "The Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III in the Cemeteries of Dahshur", in Timeline of Art History, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.

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