The brick pyramids of the XIIth Dynasty were erected in the same way,
for the Egyptians had no knowledge of the modern combination of wooden
scaffolding and ladders. There was originally a small stone pyramid of
the same dynasty at Dashur, half-way between the two brick ones, but
this has now almost disappeared. It belonged to the king Amenemhat II,
while the others belonged, the northern to Usertsen (Sen-usret) III, the
southern to Amenemhat III. Both these latter monarchs had other tombs
elsewhere, Usertsen a great rock-cut gallery and chamber in the cliff at
Abydos, Amenemhat a pyramid not very far to the south, at Hawara, close
to the Fayyum. It is uncertain whether the Hawara pyramid or that of
Dashur was the real burial-place of the king, as at neither place is his
name found alone. At Hawara it is found in conjunction with that of his
daughter, the queen-regnant Se-bekneferura (Skemiophris), at Dashur with
that of a king Auabra Hor, who was buried in a small tomb near that of
the king, and adjoining the tombs of the king's children. Who King Hor
was we do not quite know. His name is not given in the lists, and was
unknown until M. de Morgan's discoveries at Dashur. It is most probable
that he was a prince who was given royal honours during the lifetime of
Amenemhat III, whom he predeceased.
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