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Lisht

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Jun 26, 2024 02:22 AM — History

Lisht or el-Lisht, located on the west bank of the Nile River south of Cairo, is the site of a Middle Kingdom necropolis that included both royal and ranking elite burials. Two pyramid complexes were built at the site: one for Amenemhat I and the other for Senusret I.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/797229144

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.5675103879, 31.2232262448

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Lisht located at Itj-tawi (unspecified date range)

Lisht receives connections from:

Pyramid of Amenemhat I located at Lisht (unspecified date range)
Pyramid of Senusret I located at Lisht (unspecified date range)

Place type:
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Lisht: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/797229144> [accessed: 30 June 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/797229144 |title=Places: 797229144 (Lisht) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=June 30, 2024 4:32 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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