The Pyramid of Ameny Kemau at Dahshur

U.S. mission at Dahshur in 1957 discovered a small pyramid-shaped and caused extensive damage near the southeastern tip of Lake old Dahshur. Break the jars jars from the site to identify the owner Ameny Kemau (Ameny - Qemau), which is well-known less than 13 families during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt. In fact, we know very little about Ameny Kemau we can not really even a place arranged by the government, and this is an unusual case in the intervals. In 1968, Rinaldi Maragioglio and further investigation in the structure of the pyramids of the refinery.
The pyramid that most visitors will not notice Dahshur, about 50 meters (164 feet). While the superstructure is almost completely destroyed, and infrastructure is better known.
Entrance to the temple was in front of the east to just north of its axis. This entry allows access to the corridor apparently led first through a small number of cameras and an obstacle to reaching a larger room with stairs leading to the right (north). This led to another short corridor stairs again to the west corner, before making a final round 90 degrees to the south, and left the room shrine.

The burial chamber was almost exactly in the pyramids of the vertical axis, and like several pyramids before, and consisted of a large monolith of quartzite, which craftsmen cut two gaps, one big box and small hole for the King Abdullah canopic chest. After entering the hospital, and coverage based on a strong lobby floor he slipped in the chest, and locked in place for a sliding board porcullis side. Unfortunately, it seems that the role of these reserves from grave robbers, which in this case, the looting of the tomb and there are only fragments of the canopic chest.



This pyramid is interesting in that it represents one of the last huge pyramids to be built in Egypt. East after Saudi has been building a very small number of pyramids and those who were often only simulates the first large structures.
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