Black Pyramid

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Nicolas Souchon

Last modified May 28, 2025 10:00 AM — History

tags: pyramid, extant remains

The pyramid of the Middle Kingdom Pharaoh Amenemhat III.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/374122553

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.7917430749, 31.2239092367

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Black Pyramid (2010 BC - 1640 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur) (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)

Black Pyramid makes connections with:

Black Pyramid located at Takyris (unspecified date range)

Black Pyramid receives connections from:

None

Place type:
pyramid

References:

See Further:

Related:

Wikidata Q284794: Pyramid of Amenemhat III

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Nicolas Souchon, 'Black Pyramid: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/374122553> [accessed: 19 June 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/374122553 |title=Places: 374122553 (Black Pyramid) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 19, 2025 12:19 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}