Mazghuna

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Mazghuna (also known as Al Mazghunah or Al-Muzghumah), 5 km to the south of Dahshur (coordinates 29°45′0″N, 31°14′0″E), is the site of several mudbrick pyramids dating from the 13th Dynasty. The area was explored by Ernest Mackay in 1910.

Contents 1 In fiction 2 Further reading 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] In fiction

The Amelia Peabody mystery The Mummy Case (by Elizabeth Peters) was set in Mazghuna.

[edit] Further reading

• W.M.F. Petrie, G.A. Wainwright, E. Mackay, The Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazghuneh. London 1912

[edit] See also

• Egyptian pyramids

[edit] External links

• The Muzghuna Pyramids