Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South
Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South North Annex · Lepsius Site
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)·Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)·🇪🇬 Giza, Abusir, Egypt
About
About Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South
Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South in Giza, Abusir, Egypt is a Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE) pyramid attributed to Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom). Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal base 95 × 95 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 29.8940N 31.2050E controls access to Giza resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey pyramid for Giza, Abusir, illustrating Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom) construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction logistics and labour organisation
- 02Astronomical orientation method
Theories
- 01Royal tomb with cult temple axis
- 02Experimental step before true pyramid
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. 2450-2420 BCE (5th Dynasty, reign of Nyuserre; queen's pyramid)
- Period
- Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BCE)
- Culture
- Ancient Egyptian (Old Kingdom)
- Purpose
- Royal tomb and ceremonial platform embodying cosmology
- Rediscovered
- 1968 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 2450-2420 BCE
Construction of a small queen's pyramid (owner unknown; builders' marks name vizier Ptahshepses)
1842-43
Lepsius expedition numbers the ruin XXIV
1902-08
Surveyed by the Borchardt (Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft) expedition
1980s-
Excavation by the Czech Institute of Egyptology mission
1979
Inscribed as part of Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage Site (id 86)
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8940° N · 31.2050° E · 136 m · 4 mapped features
- Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South — Main StructurestructurePrincipal pyramid — Base 95 × 95 m with diagnostic masonry/panel29.8948° N · 31.2059° E
- Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature29.8930° N · 31.2043° E
- Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial29.8955° N · 31.2062° E
- Lepsius XXIV Pyramid Abusir South — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site29.8924° N · 31.2039° E