sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found)

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The sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) is the stone coffin attributed to the 12th Dynasty pharaoh Senusret II, discovered in his pyramid at Lahun without his mummy or grave goods, contributing to debates about the location and fate of his actual burial.

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sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian funerary object ⓘ
sarcophagus ⓘ
associatedDynasty Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
associatedPerson pharaoh Senusret II ⓘ
linked to: Senusret II
associatedSite Faiyum region ⓘ
linked to: Faiyum Oasis

Lahun ⓘ
linked to: Kahun
associatedTitleHolder King of Upper and Lower Egypt Senusret II ⓘ
linked to: Senusret II
associatedWith Egyptological investigations of Lahun ⓘ
Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
pyramid complex of Lahun ⓘ
linked to: Lahun Pyramid

royal mortuary practices of the Middle Kingdom ⓘ
attributedTo Senusret II ⓘ
chronologicalContext 12th Dynasty ⓘ
Middle Kingdom period ⓘ
culture ancient Egyptian ⓘ
discoveredIn pyramid of Senusret II at Lahun ⓘ
evidenceFor hypotheses about hidden or lost royal burials ⓘ
possibility that Senusret II was buried elsewhere ⓘ
foundCondition empty ⓘ
foundWith no mummy ⓘ
no royal grave goods ⓘ
function coffin for royal burial ⓘ
hasPhysicalProperty large stone container for a royal body ⓘ
hasUncertainty actual burial place of Senusret II is debated ⓘ
fate of Senusret II’s mummy is unknown ⓘ
interpretation may represent a cenotaph or symbolic burial for Senusret II ⓘ
linkedDebate extent of ancient tomb robbery in the Lahun pyramid ⓘ
whether the king’s burial was moved after interment ⓘ
linkedToEvent excavation of the Lahun pyramid ⓘ
locatedInStructure burial chamber of the Lahun pyramid ⓘ
material stone ⓘ
researchSignificance central to debates about Senusret II’s true burial location ⓘ
evidence for possible secondary burial or tomb robbery ⓘ
roleInArchaeology key object in study of 12th Dynasty royal tombs ⓘ
statusOfContents original contents missing ⓘ

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Lahun Pyramid → hasBurial → sarcophagus of Senusret II (empty when found) ⓘ