Amenemhat III

pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt

example of ancient Egyptian mathematics

thumb|Limestone pyramidion from the Hawara pyramid. Sir [[Flinders Petrie thought that this represented a model for Hawara pyramid. 12th Dynasty. From Hawara, Egypt. Petrie Museum, London.|alt=]]

smooth-sided pyramid; The Black Pyramid was built by King Amenemhat III during the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt.

former capstone of the pyramid of Amenemhat III

ancient Egyptian statue at Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany

archaeological site in Egypt