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Pyramid of Senusret II

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353:. Although Senusret II's pyramid was built with a north chapel included, its real entry was hidden-away under the floor of a princess' tomb to the south-east. This was used for the burial rites of the king, but was too narrow for use during construction. Instead, a larger 16 m (52 ft) deep construction shaft found further south was used for transporting the sarcophagus and building material into the substructure. This was then reworked into a fake burial chamber in an attempt to deceive thieves attempting to enter the king's tomb. 357:
antechamber. Part way along, a second chamber is found in its west. The antechamber contained two passageways: one leads from the antechamber to the burial chamber directly west; the other, located in the south, leads around the chamber eventually entering it from the north. The winding passage may have served a symbolic purpose, allowing the king's spirit to leave the chamber towards the north. The burial chamber and labyrinth of passageways were shifted south-east of the vertical axis of the pyramid, another deviation from the standard.
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explains that the decision had been made for a combination of religious reasons, and to thwart grave robbers. The builders had even constructed the usual small chapel on the north face, which typically concealed the entrance. Petrie did eventually find the entrance, after many months and multiple
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The burial chamber is oriented on the east–west axis, has a vaulted ceiling made from granite blocks, and a red granite sarcophagus near its west wall. Despite the precautions taken, the burial chamber was found looted of most of its contents by Petrie. An alabaster offering table inscribed with
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The base of the construction shaft opens up into a vaulted horizontal corridor. The corridor runs north to a vaulted room, containing the real entry shaft and a second unexplored shaft that has been flooded by ground water. The corridor then continues north with a slight incline leading to the
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and the architect J. E. Knudstad has been working at the site of the pyramid town and pyramid since 1989. Their goal is to expand on Petrie's work by re-gathering architectural details of the monuments there, which Petrie had neglected to record in his reports.
329:. The builders utilized a rock outcropping to anchor the pyramid and reduce construction time and cost. The completed pyramid was originally encased in white limestone, though an inscription found by Petrie indicates that the casing was removed in the 292:
pyramids – and had instead built a narrow, vertical entrance shaft under a princess' tomb located about a dozen yards off to east of the southern pyramid face. The Czech Egyptologist
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conducted the first comprehensive excavations there. Petrie spent several unsuccessful months searching for the entrance into the pyramid on the north face of the pyramid.
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Most pyramids have a substructure entry somewhere on their north face. This had been the traditional entry point since Djoser built his step pyramid in the
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Proposed dates for Senusret II's reign: c. 1900–1880 BCE, c. 1897–1878 BCE, c. 1897–1877 BCE, c. 1895–1878 BCE, c. 1877–1870 BCE.
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Senusret II's name, a gold uraeus, and leg bones, believed to belong to the king, are all that remained of the burial.
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had, however, taken a complete departure from the usual practice of having a corridor on the north side – typical of
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visited the pyramid in the 1840s and conducted a brief archaeological survey of the site. Fifty years later,
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On 28 June 2019, the pyramid was opened to visitors for the first time since its discovery.
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A staple feature of pyramid complexes since Djedkare-Isesi in the
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Index

Pyramid sitting on a rocky outcropping. Large portions of the pyramid are missing.
Senusret II
29°14′N 30°58′E / 29.233°N 30.967°E / 29.233; 30.967
Twelfth Dynasty
Mudbrick
Pyramid of Senusret II is located in Egypt
ancient Egyptian
El Lahun
Senusret II
Twelfth Dynasty
Karl Richard Lepsius
Flinders Petrie
Senusret II
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom
Miroslav Verner
Royal Ontario Museum
mudbrick
yellow limestone
Nineteenth Dynasty
Ramesses II
pyramidion
Third Dynasty
List of Egyptian pyramids
Egyptian pyramid construction techniques
Fifth Dynasty
Hölzl 1999


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