Pyramid of Ameny Qemau
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The Pyramid of Ameny Qemau is located in southern Dahshur
. It was constructed in the 13th Dynasty
by Ameny Qemau
. Its upper structure has been completely robbed away but the substructure remains. It was discovered by Charles Arthur Musès
in 1957. His pyramid was originally about 50 metres square. The burial chamber was shaped from a single block like Amenhemhet III's with receptacles for the sarcophagus and the canopic chest formed in the interior.
Dahshur
Dahshur , is a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo...
. It was constructed in the 13th Dynasty
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...
by Ameny Qemau
Ameny Qemau
Ameny Qemau was an Ancient Egyptian king of the early Thirteenth Dynasty, probably the same person as Sehotepibre, who is known from the Turin King List. His position within the succession is uncertain....
. Its upper structure has been completely robbed away but the substructure remains. It was discovered by Charles Arthur Musès
Charles Musès
Charles A Muses , was an esoteric philosopher who wrote articles and books under various pseudonyms . He founded the Lion Path, a shamanistic movement...
in 1957. His pyramid was originally about 50 metres square. The burial chamber was shaped from a single block like Amenhemhet III's with receptacles for the sarcophagus and the canopic chest formed in the interior.