Lisht or el-Lisht (Arabic: اللشت, romanized: Al-Lišt) is an Egyptian village located south of Cairo. It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite burials, including two pyramids built by Amenemhat I and Senusret I. The two main pyramids were surrounded by smaller pyramids of members of the royal family, and many mastaba tombs of high officials and their family members. They were constructed throughout the Twelfth and Thirteenth Dynasties. The site is also known for the tomb of Senebtisi, found undisturbed and from which a set of jewelry has been recovered. The pyramid complex of Senusret I is the best preserved from this period. The coffins in the tomb of Sesenebnef present the earliest versions of the Book of the Dead.
Lisht or el-Lisht (Arabic: اللشت, romanized: Al-Lišt) is an Egyptian village located south of Cairo. It is the site of Middle Kingdom royal and elite...
IV and Sobekneferu. Two major pyramids are known to have been built at Lisht: those of Amenemhat I and his son, Senusret I. The latter is surrounded...
supporting nomarchs who were loyal to him. His pyramid was constructed at el-Lisht. Senusret I is mentioned in the Story of Sinuhe where he is reported to...
Amenemhat I moved the capital from Thebes to Itjtawy and was buried in el-Lisht. He may have been assassinated. Amenemhat I's praenomen occupies the first...
architrave is unknown. Of Unknown Provenance, a plaque has been found. At Lisht, a plaque with his name was found at the Pyramid of Amenemhat I. There were...
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...
divided into twenty districts called nomes, the first of which was at el-Lisht. Because Lower Egypt was mostly undeveloped scrubland, filled with all types...
Madaklasht (Madaklashti: مدک لشت) is a valley located in Lower Chitral district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley is predominantly inhabited by...
Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-06-30. Retrieved 2012-12-25. "el-Lisht Necropolis". Egyptian Monuments. 2009-02-26. Retrieved 2018-02-24. Nancy...
royal family, and built the first substantial pyramid since Pepi II at Lisht. He restored order in Egypt, and then built a new capital called Itjtawy...
Goedicke, Hans (1971). Re-Used Blocks from the Pyramid of Amenemhet I at Lisht. Hassan 1960, p. 12. Maragioglio & Rinaldi 1965a, p. 72. Maragioglio & Rinaldi...
Dynasty ruled from Thebes and the kings of the Twelfth Dynasty ruled from el-Lisht. The concept of the Middle Kingdom as one of three golden ages was coined...
pharaoh Amenemhat I. Rehuerdjersen is mainly known from his tomb at el-Lisht (tomb no. 384), close to the pyramid of Amenemhat I. His mastaba was heavily...
thought to be near the Fayyum, probably near the royal graveyards at el-Lisht. The order of its rulers of the Twelfth Dynasty is well known from several...
JSTOR 4423469. Arnold, D. (2008): Middle Kingdom Tomb Architecture at Lisht, Egyptian Expedition XXVIII, Metropolitan Museum of Art: New York ISBN 9781588391940...
which were reused in the construction of Middle Kingdom pyramid-temples at Lisht in the structures of Amenemhat I. Likewise, the third pylon at Karnak, built...
depictions on bedroom paraphernalia, faience baby bottles have been found in el-Lisht, further showing Bes as a protector of children. Bes appears, as part of...
around 1800 BC. She is only known from her undisturbed burial found at Lisht. Very little is known about Senebtisi. On the objects found in her tomb...
Others were found re-used in the pyramid necropolis of king Amenemhet I at Lisht and at Tanis and Bubastis. One of the relief fragments shows the cartouche...
queen of the Thirteenth Dynasty. She is only known from one stela found at Lisht in pit 412, where there was also found the stela of the king's son Hepu...
crown) and King of Lower Egypt (right, with the red crown); wood, from el-Lisht, 12th dynasty, Middle Kingdom (Egyptian Museum, main floor, room 22, JE44951)...
model coffin found in the mortuary temple of the pyramid of Senusret I at Lisht, and now at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. On both objects he bears the...
Farasha Inshas Tell el‑Maskhuta Tell er‑Retabeh Tell es‑Sahaba Memphis Lisht Dahshur Beni Hasan The length of time the Hyksos ruled is unclear. The fragmentary...
Eleventh Dynasty ruled from Thebes and the Twelfth Dynasty ruled from el-Lisht. During the Middle Kingdom period, Osiris became the most important deity...
which ruled from Thebes, and then the Twelfth Dynasty, whose capital was Lisht. These two dynasties were originally considered the full extent of this...
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