Pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin

Pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin
Pyramid in 2006
Huni ?
Constructedc. 2625 BC[1]
TypeStep pyramid
Materiallimestone

The pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin, or the pyramid of Hebenu, is a step pyramid in Zawyet el-Maiyitin, located about 120 km south of the Faiyum Oasis and about 8.5 km south of the city of Minya. It is the only Egyptian pyramid built on the eastern bank of the Nile River.

It is one of a few small provincial pyramids built without tombs, which are believed to have been built under Huni.[1] Other provincial pyramids are located at Edfu South, Elephantine, Naqada, el-Kula, Sinki, and Seila.

In 1911, it was examined by the French Egyptologist Raymond Weill, and in 1962 by the French archaeologist Jean-Philippe Lauer.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Silverman, David P. (2003). Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-521952-4.
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