El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad

Why it mattersKey Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty (Illahun) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1890 BCE

Period

Middle Kingdom Senusret II (1897–1878 BCE 12th Dynasty)

Culture

Middle Kingdom 12th Dynasty (Illahun)

Purpose

Mudbrick pyramid with stone revetment (106 m base, 48 m high originally) and rock-cut tomb under water table — Lahun Kahun city beside

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1857

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad

2. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad

3. c. 1890 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad

• El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — primary structure

  29.2305° N · 30.9713° E

• El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — subsidiary complex

  29.2292° N · 30.9690° E

• El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at El Lahun Pyramid — Senusret II Mudbrick Pyramid Malad — primary structure

  29.2310° N · 30.9710° E