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Where are the Pyramids in Egypt?
This illustration shows the major pyramid and sun temple sites in Egypt.There are over 100 pyramids, large and small, in Egypt. The Pyramids of Giza and the Step Pyramid fo Djoser at Saqqara are the most famous ones. For Elizabeth Peters fans, you can see the location of the Pyramids at Dahshur where "The Mummy Case" is set.
The Ancient Names of the Pyramids
The names of some of the pyramids are:
|
Pharaoh |
Date BC |
Ancient Name |
Location |
Base |
Third Dynasty |
|
|
|
|
Djoser |
2686-2667 |
unknown |
Saqqara |
121m |
Sekhemkhet |
2648-2640 |
unknown |
Saqqara |
none |
Khaba |
2640-2637 |
unknown |
Zawyiet el-Aryan |
84m |
Huni |
2637-2613 |
"The Stable Pyramid" (Sneferu?) |
Meidum |
144m |
Fourth Dynasty |
|
|
|
|
Sneferu |
2613-2589 |
"The Stable Pyramid" |
Meidum |
144m |
Sneferu |
2613-2589 |
"Sneferu is Shining" (Bent) |
Dashur |
189m |
Sneferu |
2613-2589 |
"Sneferu is Shining in the South" |
Dashur |
220m |
Khufu |
2589-2566 |
"Khufu belong to the Horizon" |
Giza |
230m |
Djedfra |
2566-2588 |
"Djedfra's Starry Sky" |
Abu |
106m |
Khafre |
2558-2532 |
"Khafre is Great" |
Giza |
215m |
Menkaure |
2532-2503 |
Menkaure is Devine" |
Giza |
104m |
Fifth Dynasty |
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|
|
|
Userkaf |
2494-2487 |
"Userkaf is Purest of Sites" |
Saqqara |
73m |
Shaura |
2487-2475 |
"Sahure's Ba is Resplendent" |
Abusir |
78.5m |
Neferirkare |
2475-2453 |
Neferirkare has become a Ba" |
Abusir |
105m |
Shepseskara |
2455-2448 |
unknown |
Abusir |
65m |
Nuiserre |
2445-2421 |
Places of Nuiserre are Enduring" |
Abusir |
81m |
Menkauhor |
2421-2414 |
Divine are the place of Menkauhor" |
N. Saqqara |
none |
Djedkara-Isesi |
2414-2375 |
"Beautiful is Djedkare" |
S. Saqqara |
none |
Unas |
2375-2345 |
"Unas is the Most Perfect of Sites" |
Saqqara |
57m |
Sxith Dynasty |
|
|
|
|
Teti |
2345-2323 |
"Teti's is Most Durable of Sites" |
Saqqara |
52m |
Pepi I |
2321-2287 |
"Pepy is Established and Beautiful" |
Saqqara |
78m |
Merenra |
2287-2278 |
Merenre shines with Beauty" |
Saqqaram |
78m |
Pepi II |
2278-2184 |
"Pepi is Most Stable in Life" |
Saqqara |
78m |
This table was developed using the following refrences:
Egypt, byVivian Davis and Renee Friedman, British Museum Press.
1998.
Guide to the Pyramids of Egypt, Alberto Silotti, Barnes and
Noble Books, New York, 1997.
The Pyramids, by Miloslav Verner, Grove Press, 2001.
