Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara)
Ipi Causeway
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old–New Kingdom Egyptian·🇪🇬 Giza, Saqqara, Ipi Pyramid, Egypt
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About Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara)
Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara) in Giza, Saqqara, Ipi Pyramid, Egypt is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old–New Kingdom Egyptian. Systematic survey and coring document ceramic seriation. The site includes a principal citadel and ancillary settlement. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 36.9 ha. Excavation unexcavated; condition submerged. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old–New Kingdom Egyptian pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 40 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Relation to regional network
- 02Construction technique
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old–New Kingdom Egyptian
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 2005
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 836 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1922
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8800° N · 31.2200° E · 40 m · 3 mapped features
- Main Pyramid CorepyramidMain Pyramid Core at Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara) — pyramid with stratified deposits29.8785° N · 31.2176° E
- Mortuary ChapelchapelMortuary Chapel at Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara) — chapel with stratified deposits29.8800° N · 31.2211° E
- Causeway SegmentcausewayCauseway Segment at Ipi — Pyramid Ancillary Causeway (Saqqara) — causeway with stratified deposits29.8800° N · 31.2221° E
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