Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity
5th Dyna Unas? Lepsius XXIX; now identified as Menkauhor local 2390 BCE?·Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty possibly Menkauhor Kaiu·🇪🇬 Memphis, North Saqqara, east of Teti pyramid, near Unas causeway, Saqqara 10400 area, Egypt
About
About Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity
Headless Pyramid excavated by Hawass 2008, Menkauhor identification, substructure with portcullis.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty possibly Menkauhor Kaiu pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Astronomical alignment
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Defensive stronghold
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2390 BCE Menkauhor pyramid 52 m base now headless
- Period
- 5th Dyna Unas? Lepsius XXIX; now identified as Menkauhor local 2390 BCE?
- Culture
- Old Kingdom 5th Dynasty possibly Menkauhor Kaiu
- Purpose
- Headless Pyramid mound (52 m base) east of Teti — Lepsius XXIX rediscovered 2008 Zahi Hawass as Menkauhor?
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1913
- Excavation
- Excavated
1950 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity
c. 200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8730° N · 31.2200° E · 45 m · 4 mapped features
Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — Principal Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — subsidiary complex
29.8727° N · 31.2210° EHeadless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — Northern Chamber
chamberchamber at Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — subsidiary complex
29.8745° N · 31.2204° EHeadless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — Causeway Annex 3
causewaycauseway at Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — hydraulic feature
29.8733° N · 31.2202° EHeadless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — Eastern Pyramid
pyramidpyramid at Headless Pyramid — Saqqara North Lepsius XXIX Teti Vicinity — hydraulic feature
29.8744° N · 31.2200° E