Architectural reuse was common in ancient Egypt. Modern interpretations of this practice, particularly in royal contexts, usually ascribe it either a practical or ideological function, only rarely considering it possible that different motivations were involved. This type of approach is particularly true for the reuse of Old Kingdom blocks by the Middle Kingdom king Amenemhat I in his pyramid at Lisht, a case often classified as solely utilitarian. However, an approach that prioritizes not only the ancient Egyptian worldview and royal ideology, but also how this case of reuse fits into cross-cultural considerations of monumentality, demonstrates the necessity to look at this practice more holistically. This study focuses in particular on the possibility that the transportation of reused materials by Amenemhat I was a spectacle of construction used to showcase the king's legitimacy and authority at the start of a new dynasty.

建筑重复利用在古埃及很常见。对这种做法的现代解释，特别是在皇家背景下，通常将其归因于实践或意识形态功能，很少考虑到可能涉及不同的动机。这种方法对于中王国国王阿蒙涅姆赫特一世（Amenemhat I）在利什特金字塔中重复使用旧王国石块的情况尤其如此，这种情况通常被归类为纯粹的功利主义。然而，一种不仅优先考虑古埃及世界观和王室意识形态，而且优先考虑这种再利用案例如何适应纪念性的跨文化考虑的方法，表明有必要更全面地看待这种实践。