Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin
Late 12th Dynasty (c.1810 BCE) probable Amenemhat IV·12th Dynasty·🇪🇬 Giza South, Mazghuna North, plain north of Mazghuna South, Egypt
About
About Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin
Mazghuna North surveyed by Mackay & Petrie 1910, twin to south. Recorded context — Period: Late 12th Dynasty (c.1810 BCE) probable Amenemhat IV; Culture: 12th Dynasty; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: mudbrick, granite sarcophagus; Condition: subterranean — mound.
Why it mattersKey 12th Dynasty pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Elite residence
- 02Observatory
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1810 BCE unfinished
- Period
- Late 12th Dynasty (c.1810 BCE) probable Amenemhat IV
- Culture
- 12th Dynasty
- Purpose
- Northern twin unfinished pyramid (52.5 m base) with similar portcullis system — pair to Mazghuna South
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1882
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1810 BCE unfinished
Initial construction / first occupation at Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin
c. 400 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin
On the ground
Structures & features
29.7680° N · 31.2200° E · 38 m · 3 mapped features
- Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — outlier feature29.7697° N · 31.2215° E
- Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — Chamber Annex 2chamberchamber at Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — outlier feature29.7695° N · 31.2182° E
- Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Mazghuna North Pyramid — Amenemhat IV Northern Twin — hydraulic feature29.7663° N · 31.2193° E