Lisht or el-Lisht is an Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

ian village located south of Cairo

Cairo

Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...

. It is the site of Middle Kingdom

Middle Kingdom of Egypt

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt is the period in the history of ancient Egypt stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Fourteenth Dynasty, between 2055 BC and 1650 BC, although some writers include the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties in the Second Intermediate...

 royal and elite burials, including two pyramid

Pyramid

A pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces...

s built by Amenemhat I

Amenemhat I

Amenemhat I, also Amenemhet I, was the first ruler of the Twelfth Dynasty . He ruled from 1991 BC to 1962 BC...

 and Senusret I

Senusret I

Senusret I was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt. He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC, and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty. He was the son of Amenemhat I and his wife Nefertitanen. His wife and sister was Neferu. She was also the mother of the successor Amenemhat II...

. The two main pyramids were surrounded by smaller pyramids of members of the royal family, and many mastaba

Mastaba

A mastaba, or "pr-djt" , is a type of ancient Egyptian tomb in the form of a flat-roofed, rectangular structure with outward sloping sides that marked the burial site of many eminent Egyptians of Egypt's ancient period...

 tombs of high officials and their family members. They were constructed throughout the Twelfth

Twelfth dynasty of Egypt

The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...

 and Thirteenth

Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt

The thirteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom. Other writers separate it from these dynasties and join it to Dynasties XIV through XVII as part of the Second Intermediate Period...

 Dynasties. The site is also known for the tomb of Senebtisi, found undisturbed and from which a set of jewelry has been recovered. The pyramid complex of Senusret I is the best preserved from this period. The coffins in the tomb of Sesenebnef

Sesenebnef

Sesenebnef was an Ancient Egyptian chief lecture priest of the Thirteenth Dynasty, around 1750 BC. He is mainly known from his tomb at el-Lisht which was excavated around 1900. The tomb was found looted but still contained the remains of two wooden coffins, one placed inside the other. The remains...

 present the earliest versions of the Book of the Dead

Book of the Dead

The Book of the Dead is the modern name of an ancient Egyptian funerary text, used from the beginning of the New Kingdom to around 50 BC. The original Egyptian name for the text, transliterated rw nw prt m hrw is translated as "Book of Coming Forth by Day". Another translation would be "Book of...

.

Lisht South

• Pyramid of Senusret I
  Pyramid of Senusret I
  The Pyramid of Senusret I is an Egyptian Pyramid built to be the burial place of the Pharaoh Senusret I. The pyramid was built during the twelfth dynasty of Egypt at el-Lisht, near the pyramid of his father, Amenemhat I...
  
  
• tomb of Senewosret-Ankh
  Senewosret-Ankh
  Senewosret-Ankh was High Priest of Ptah in Memphis likely during the time of Sesostris I. Senewosret-Ankh was High Priest of Ptah, Royal Sculptor and Builder....
  
  
• tomb of a certain Senusret, shaft of Hapy, found untouched
• tomb of Intef (?)
• French tomb
• tomb of Imhotep
• tomb of Mentuhotep
  Mentuhotep (treasurer)
  Mentuhotep was an Ancient Egyptian official and treasurer under the 12th dynasty pharaoh Senusret I. Mentuhotep is one of the best attested officials of the Middle Kingdom period. There is a series of statues found at Karnak, showing him as a scribe...
  
  
• tomb, South-Khor A
• tomb, South-Khor B
• tomb A in South area
• tomb of Djehuty
• tomb of Ipi
• tomb D in South area
• tomb E in South area
• tomb of Sehetepibreankh
• brick building
• tomb enclosure

Lisht North

• pyramid of Amenemhat I
• tomb 384 of Rehuerdjersen
  Rehuerdjersen
  Rehuerdjersen was an Ancient Egyptian treasurer who held this office under the 12th dynasty pharaoh Amenemhet I.Rehuerdjersen is mainly known from his tomb at el-Lisht, close to the pyramid of Amenemhet I. His mastaba was heavily damaged, but reliefs with his name and several titles were found...
  
  
• tomb 400 of Intefiqer
  Intefiqer
  The Ancient Egyptian noble Intefiqer was overseer of the city and Vizier under Amenemhet I and Senusret I during the 12th Dynasty. He is known from several rock inscriptions in Lower Nubia, showing that he was part of a military mission into this region. He appears in an inscription found at the...
  
  
• tomb 470 of Senimeru
• tomb 493 of Nakht
• tomb 758 of Senusret
  Senusret (vizier)
  Senusret was an Ancient Egyptian official who was a vizier during the last years of king Senusret I's rule and in the first years of Amenemhet II. Senusret is known from a stela found in Abydos, which is dated to year 8 of Amenemhet II. He also appears in biographical inscriptions in the tomb of...
  
  , shaft with undisturbed tomb of Senebtisi
• tomb 954
• tomb 956