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Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur) The Black Pyramid () was built by King Amenemhat III (r. c. 1860 BC-c. 1814 BC) during the late Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055–1650 BC). It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally n ...

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12th Twelfth can mean: *The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution *The Twelfth, a Protestant celebration originating in Ireland In mathematics: * 12th, an ordinal number; as in the item in an order twelve places from the beginning, follo ...

13th Dynasty The Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XIII) was a series of rulers from approximately 1803 BC until approximately 1649 BC, i.e. for 154 years. It is often classified as the final dynasty of the Middle Kingdom (which includes ...

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Amenemhat III :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat III (Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth Dyn ...

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ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

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Twelfth Dynasty The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty XII) is a series of rulers reigning from 1991–1802 BC (190 years), at what is often considered to be the apex of the Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI–XIV). The dynasty periodically expanded its terr ...

during the Middle Kingdom. She can be associated with king

Attestation

Hathorhotep (ḥwt-ḥr(w)-ḥtp;

Hathor Hathor (, , , Meroitic language, Meroitic: ') was a major ancient Egyptian deities, goddess in ancient Egyptian religion who played a wide variety of roles. As a sky deity, she was the mother or consort of the sky god Horus and the sun god R ...

(goddess) + Hotep "pleased/satisfied/at peace") is only known from one object.

Canopic Vase

Dahshur DahshurAlso transliterated ''Dahshour'' (in English often called ''Dashur''; ' ) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid complex and necropolis and shares the name of the nearby village of Manshiyyat Dahshur () in markaz Badrashin, Giza Governorate, Giza ...

, Hathorhotep is only known from a fragmentary canopic vase with her name and title found in pyramid of king Amenemhat III (circa r. 1860-1814 BCE). The vase may indicate that she was buried in the pyramid, and thus might be a daughter of

Incomplete Hieroglyphs

The inscription on the fragment shows a special type of "''incomplete hieroglyphs''" (see Miniachi 2010). That means that animals are shown without legs, to stop the animals represented by the hieroglyphs from attacking the deceased. This type of writing was only used from the reign of Amenemhat III (late Twelfth Dynasty) onward into the

Thirteenth Dynasty The Thirteenth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XIII) was a series of rulers from approximately 1803 BC until approximately 1649 BC, i.e. for 154 years. It is often classified as the final dynasty of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, Middle ...

at the end of the Middle Kingdom. The key tomb for incomplete hieroglyphs is the tomb of king Awibre Hor in the 13th dynasty, buried next to the Pyramid of Amenemhat III.Miniaci 2010:114 Therefore, it is also possible that Hathorhotep was the daughter of another, later king.

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Princesses of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt 19th-century BC Egyptian women Children of Amenemhat III

Attestation

Canopic Vase

Incomplete Hieroglyphs

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