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The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom King Sneferu. A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second of four pyramids built by Sneferu.
Detail of a relief showing Sneferu wearing the white robe of the Sed-festival, from his funerary temple of Dahshur and now on display at the Egyptian Museum. The 24-year Turin Canon figure for Sneferu's reign is considered today to be an underestimate since this king's highest-known date is an inscription discovered at the Red Pyramid of Dahshur and mentioning Sneferu's 24th cattle count ...
The Walls of the Ruler [1] [2] was a fortification, or possibly a whole string of them, built by Amenemhat I in the 14th nome of Lower Egypt to protect the eastern approaches to Egypt. [1] It succeeded the Old Kingdom Walls of Sneferu. [3] The Walls of the Ruler are mentioned in the Tale of Sinuhe [2] and in the Prophecy of Neferti. [4]
The pyramid at Meidum is thought to be just the second pyramid of four built by Sneferu after Djoser's [3] and may have been originally built for Huni, the last pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, and continued by Sneferu. Because of its unusual appearance, the pyramid is called el-heram el-kaddaab (false pyramid) in Egyptian Arabic.
King Sneferu, the first king of the Fourth Dynasty, held territory from ancient Libya in the west to the Sinai Peninsula in the east, to Nubia in the south. It was a successful period and this era is known for its advancement and concentrated government, as seen in the organized building of pyramids and other monuments.
Iynefer [1] (i(i)-nfr, [2] “the beautiful/good one has come”) was a Fourth Dynasty ancient Egyptian prince, a son of Pharaoh Sneferu. [3] [4] [5] He was thus a brother of Nefertkau I [6] and Khufu [7] [8] and his title was “King’s Son”. Iynefer had a tomb in Dahshur, and parts of the tomb are now located in the Egyptian Museum.
By comparison, the 800 m 2 (8,600 sq ft) temple of Sneferu's Red Pyramid at Dahshur, and 2,000 m 2 (22,000 sq ft) temple of Khufu's Great Pyramid had no storerooms, while the 1,265 m 2 (13,620 sq ft) temple of Khafre's pyramid reserved less than 200 m 2 (2,200 sq ft) of space for storerooms, accounting for 15.8% of its total area. This change ...
Portrait and titles of Metjen from his tomb chapel. Metjen (also read as Methen) was an ancient Egyptian high official at the transition time from 3rd Dynasty to 4th Dynasty. He is famous for his tomb inscription, which states that he worked and lived under the kings Huni and Sneferu. [1]