Lisht
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Creators: Jeffrey Becker
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Jun 26, 2024 02:22 AM
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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.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/797229144
- Pyramid of Amenemhat I located at Lisht (unspecified date range)
- Pyramid of Senusret I located at Lisht (unspecified date range)
catacomb, cemetery, necropolis
Pleiades
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Lisht: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/797229144> [accessed: 10 April 2025]
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