Egyptian Labyrinth

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The Egyptian Labyrinth was a vast and intricate temple and administrative complex of ancient Egypt, famed in antiquity for its countless chambers and bewildering layout.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative complex
ancient architectural complex
archaeological site
temple complex
associatedWith Amenemhat III NERFINISHED
associatedWithSite Hawara pyramid complex
comparedTo pyramids of Egypt
linked to: Giza Pyramids
culturalSignificance influential in later labyrinth legends
one of the wonders of ancient Egypt
currentState ruins
dedicatedTo Amenemhat III NERFINISHED
describedBy Diodorus Siculus
Herodotus
Pliny the Elder
Strabo
dynasty Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
era second millennium BCE
excavatedBy Flinders Petrie
excavationCentury 19th century
famedFor architectural complexity
bewildering layout
countless chambers
function administrative center
mortuary complex
temple
governanceRole administrative center for the Faiyum region
greekName Labyrinthos
linked to: the Labyrinth
hasPart chambers
colonnades
courtyards
halls
shrines
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Egypt
Faiyum region
linked to: Faiyum Governorate
locatedNear Hawara
Lake Moeris
linked to: Lake Qarun
materialUsed limestone
stone
mentionedIn Geographica by Strabo
linked to: Geographica

Histories by Herodotus
linked to: works of Herodotus

Natural History by Pliny the Elder
linked to: Naturalis Historia
nearbyStructure pyramid of Amenemhat III at Hawara
notableFeature multiple levels described in ancient sources
vast number of rooms and corridors
period Middle Kingdom of Egypt
religiousRole cult center of Amenemhat III
mortuary temple for Amenemhat III

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Hawara pyramid complex hasAlternateName Egyptian Labyrinth