List_of_Egyptian_pyramids

List of Egyptian pyramids

List of Egyptian pyramids

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This list presents the vital statistics of the pyramids listed in chronological order, when available.

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  1. [1]
    The pyramid complex covers 37 acres (15 ha) and provides several cultic buildings. It is one of the best preserved Old Kingdom royal cemeteries and hides several, huge underground mazes of niched corridors and chambers.
  2. [2]
    Rediscovered in 1951 by Zakaria Goneim. Famous for its sarcophagus made of alabaster, which was found in situ and sealed. Surprisingly, the sarcophagus was empty and possibly never in use.
  3. [3]
    The connection to king Khaba is disputed, since not a single artifact with any royal name was found in the underground chambers.
  4. [4]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid.
  5. [5]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 3 queens pyramids.
  6. [6]
    Vallogia, Michel (University of Geneva), Joanne Rowlands (University of Oxford), and Dr Zahi Hawass (Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities) (23 June 2008). The Lost Pyramid (Television documentary). History. Archived from the original on 20 March 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2008.
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    For the problematic, see: Jürgen von Beckerath: Chronologie des pharaonischen Ägypten. Die Zeitbestimmung der ägyptischen Geschichte von der Vorzeit bis 332 v. Chr. (= Münchner ägyptologische Studien, vol. 46). von Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-8053-2310-7, page 158.
  8. [8]
    Rainer Stadelmann: Die Ägyptischen Pyramiden: vom Ziegelbau zum Weltwunder ( = Kulturgeschichte der antiken Welt, vol. 30). von Zabern, Mainz 185, ISBN 3805308558, p. 77, 140–145.
  9. [9]
    Six ink inscriptions once contained a cartouche name, which remains illegible. There are dozens of different readings proposed by Egyptologists. See: Miroslav Verner: Archaeological Remarks on the 4th and 5th Dynasty Chronology. In: Archiv Orientální, vol. 69. Praha 2001, page 363–418.
  10. [10]
    Pyramid complex includes 3 queens pyramids.
  11. [11]
    Originally built a stepped pyramid.
  12. [12]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 1 or 2 queens pyramids.
  13. [13]
    Reuters: Jonathan Wright: Eroded pyramid attributed to early pharaoh, 5 June 2008
  14. [14]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 1 queens pyramid.
  15. [15]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 2 queens pyramids.
  16. [16]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 5 queens pyramids.
  17. [17]
    Last pyramid built in Saqqara.
  18. [18]
    Unclear if it was a step pyramid or a giant mastaba.
  19. [19]
    Archaeologically attested, but still unidentified.
  20. [20]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 9 queens pyramids.
  21. [21]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid or a queens pyramid.
  22. [22]
    Pyramid complex includes 7 queens pyramids.
  23. [23]
    Jarus, Owen (4 April 2017). "2nd Pyramid Bearing Pharaoh Ameny Qemau's Name Is Found". Live Science. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  24. [24]
    Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and two enclosure walls.
  25. [25]
    Built as a cenotaph. It is the only royal pyramid in Abydos.

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