List of Egyptian pyramids

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

Contents

DynastyPharaohModern name
(ancient name)		SiteBase length
(m)		Height
(m)		Volume
(m3)		Inclination & notes
[ clarification needed ]		Image
3rd

2686–2613 BC

 Djoser Pyramid of Djoser Saqqara 121×10960330,400 29°52′16.56″N31°12′59.02″E / 29.8712667°N 31.2163944°E / 29.8712667; 31.2163944 [1] Saqqara Pyramid Djoser.jpg
3rd Sekhemkhet Buried Pyramid Saqqara120733,600

(unfinished)

 29°51′58″N31°12′47″E / 29.866°N 31.213°E / 29.866; 31.213 [2] Unfinished pyramid convered into a square mastaba. Sekhemkhet pyramid at Saqqara.jpg
3rd Khaba

(uncertain)

 Layer Pyramid Zawyet el'Aryan 842047,040

(possibly unfinished)

 29°55′58″N31°09′41″E / 29.932820°N 31.161262°E / 29.932820; 31.161262 (Pyramid of Khaba) [3] Khaba pyramid at Zawyet el'Aryan.jpg
4th

2613–2498 BC

 Sneferu Pyramid of Meidum

(Snefru endures)

 Meidum 14465638,733

(possibly unfinished)

51° 50' 35" [4] Pyramid of sneferu Meidum 01.jpg
4thSneferu Bent Pyramid

(Snefru shines in the South)

 Dahshur 1881051,237,04054° 50' 35" /43° 22' [4] Snefru's Bent Pyramid in Dahshur.jpg
4thSneferu Red Pyramid

(Snefru shines in the North)

Dahshur2201051,694,00043° 22' Egypt.Dashur.RedPyramid.01.jpg
4th Khufu The Great Pyramid of Giza

(Khufu's horizon)

 Giza 230.3146.62,583,28351° 50' 40" [5] Kheops-Pyramid.jpg
4th Djedefre Pyramid of Djedefre

(Djedefre's Starry Sky)

 Abu Rawash 106.267131,043

(possibly unfinished)

~52° [4] [6] Abu Rawash Pyramid.jpg
4th

(uncertain)

 Bikheris?

Seth-Ka? [7]

Northern Pyramid of Zawyet el'Aryan

(Star of ..?..-Ka)

 Zawyet el'Aryan 200(Never built) [8] [9]
Vue-grande-excavation.jpg
4th Khafre Pyramid of Khafre

(Khafre is great)

Giza215.25143.52,211,09653°10' [4] Khafre's Pyramid343.jpg
4th Menkaure Pyramid of Menkaure

(Menkaure is divine)

Giza103.465.5235,18351°20′25″ [10] Menkaures Pyramid Giza Egypt.jpg
5th

2498–2345 BC

 Userkaf Pyramid of Userkaf

(The pure sites of Userkaf)

Saqqara73.34987,90653°7'48" [4] PyramidOfUserkaf.jpg
5th Sahure Pyramid of Sahure

(The personality (ba) of Sahure appears)

 Abusir 78.754796,54250°11'40" [4] SahurePyramid.jpg
5th Neferirkare Kakai Pyramid of Neferirkare

(Personality (ba) of Neferirkare)

Abusir10554257,25054°30' [11] Abousir Neferirkare 02.jpg
5th Neferefre Pyramid of Neferefre

(The power of Neferefre is divine)

Abusir6529,575

(unfinished)

Unfinished pyramid convered into a square mastaba. Abousir Neferefre 01.jpg
5th Shepseskare Unfinished pyramid of North Abusir Abusir100Never built, earthwork just started–
5th Nyuserre Ini Pyramid of Nyuserre

(The seats of Niuserre will endure)

Abusir79.951.68112,63251° 50' 35" [12] Pyramid of Niuserre.jpg
5th Menkauhor Kaiu [13] Headless Pyramid

(The divine places of Menkauhor)

Saqqarac. 52n.d.n.d.
5th Djedkare Isesi Pyramid of Djedkare-Isesi

(Beautiful is Djedkare)

South Saqqara78.7552.5107,83552° [14] Pyramid of Djedkare, Saqqara, 1990ies.png
5th Unas Pyramid of Unas

(The places of Unas are beautiful)

North Saqqara57.754347,39056° [4] Sakkara C02-29.jpg
6th

2345–2181 BC

 Teti Pyramid of Teti

(The places of Teti are enduring)

North Saqqara78.552.5107,83553° 7' 48" [15] PiramideTeti.jpg
6th Pepi I Pyramid of Pepi I

(The beauty of Pepi may endure)

South Saqqara78.7552.5107,83553° 7' 48" [16]
6th Merenre Pyramid of Merenre

(The beauty of Merenre appears)

South Saqqara78.7552.5107,83557°7'48" Pyramid of Merenre, Saqqara, 1990ies.jpg
6th Pepi II Pyramid of Pepi II

(Pepi is established and living)

South Saqqara78.7552.5107,83553° 7' 48" [5] PepiIIPyramid.jpg
8th Qakare Ibi Pyramid of Ibi South Saqqara31.521?53° 7′ [17] Qakare-Ibi-Pyramid.png
First Intermediate Period Khui Pyramid of Khui Dara 146x136n.d.n.d. [18] Khui-Pyramid.png
10th Merikare Pyramid of Merikare

(Flourishing are the abodes of Merikare)

Unknown, possibly North Saqqaran.d.n.d.n.d. [19]
12th

1991–1803 BC

 Amenemhat I Pyramid of Amenemhet I

(Amenemhat appears at his place)

 Lisht 8455129,36054° 27' 44" AmenemhetIPyramid.jpg
12th Senusret I Pyramid of Senusret I

(Senusret beholds the two lands)

Lisht10561.25225,09349° 24' [20] Licht-senwsPyramids 01.jpg
12th Amenemhat II White Pyramid

(Amenemhat is provided)

Dahshur50 Complexe-amenemhatII.jpg
12th Senusret II Pyramid of Senusret II

(Senusret appears)

 El-Lahun 10648.6185,66542° 35' [21] SenusretIIPyramid.jpg
12th Senusret III Pyramid of Senusret III Dahshur10578288,48856° 18' 35" [22] Pyramid of Senusret III 12.jpg
12th Amenemhat III Pyramid of Amenemhat III

(Amenemhat is beautiful)

Dahshur10575274,62556° 18' 35" BlackPyramidOfAmenemhetIII.jpg
12thAmenemhat III Pyramid of Hawara

(Amenemhat lives)

 Hawara 10558200,15848° 45' Pyramid of amenemhet hawarra 01.jpg
12th or 13th Amenemhat IV (?) Southern Mazghuna pyramid South Mazghuna 52.5(unfinished)n.d.n.d. Mazghouna-sud-photo.jpg
12th or 13th Sobekneferu (?) Northern Mazghuna pyramid North Mazghuna>52.5(unfinished)n.d.n.d. Piramide-mazghuna-nord.png
13th

c. 1790 BC

 Ameny Qemau Pyramid of Ameny Qemau South Saqqara5235c 55° Plan-complexe-ameni-kemaou copie.jpg
13th Ameny Qemau

(possibly usurped) [23]

n.d.Dahshurn.d.n.d.n.d.
13th

c. 1760 BC

 Khendjer Pyramid of Khendjer South Saqqara52.537.3534,30055° [24] Khendjer-complexe-1.jpg
13th unknown Southern South Saqqara pyramid South Saqqara78.75(unfinished)n.d.n.d. Plan-anonyme-saqqarah-sud.jpg
13th

c. 1740 BC

Likely Neferhotep I Tomb S9 AbydosuncertainunknownLikely a pyramid, similar to Khendjer's, but possibly a mastaba S9 Abydos.png
13th

c. 1730 BC

Likely Sobekhotep IV Tomb S10 AbydosuncertainunknownLikely a pyramid, similar to Khendjer's, but possibly a mastaba Abydos Tomb S10.png
17th Nubkheperre Intef Pyramid of Nubkheperre Intef Dra' Abu el-Naga' 1113n.d.60°
18th

(1550–1292 BC)

 Ahmose I Pyramid of Ahmose Abydos 52.510n.d.60° [25] Pyramid of Ahmose, Abydos, 1998.png

See also

References and notes

  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. ↑ 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. ↑ The connection to king Khaba is disputed, since not a single artifact with any royal name was found in the underground chambers.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid.
  5. 1 2 Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 3 queens pyramids.
  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.
  7. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ 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. ↑ Pyramid complex includes 3 queens pyramids.
  11. ↑ Originally built a stepped pyramid.
  12. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 1 or 2 queens pyramids.
  13. ↑ Reuters: Jonathan Wright: Eroded pyramid attributed to early pharaoh, 5 June 2008
  14. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 1 queens pyramid.
  15. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 2 queens pyramids.
  16. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 5 queens pyramids.
  17. ↑ Last pyramid built in Saqqara.
  18. ↑ Unclear if it was a step pyramid or a giant mastaba.
  19. ↑ Archaeologically attested, but still unidentified.
  20. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and 9 queens pyramids.
  21. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid or a queens pyramid.
  22. ↑ Pyramid complex includes 7 queens pyramids.
  23. ↑ Jarus, Owen (4 April 2017). "2nd Pyramid Bearing Pharaoh Ameny Qemau's Name Is Found". Live Science . Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  24. ↑ Pyramid complex includes a satellite pyramid and two enclosure walls.
  25. ↑ Built as a cenotaph. It is the only royal pyramid in Abydos.

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