Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya?
3rd Dynasty provincial variant (c.2670 BCE)·Old Kingdom·🇪🇬 Upper Egypt, near Edfu, El-Ghonameya rocky rise, Egypt
About
About Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya?
El-Ghonameya surveyed provincial cluster. Recorded context — Period: 3rd Dynasty provincial variant (c.2670 BCE); Culture: Old Kingdom; Field status: unexcavated; Materials: sandstone; Condition: ruined.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Collapse cause
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Observatory
- 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. 2670 BCE
- Period
- 3rd Dynasty provincial variant (c.2670 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Variant small provincial near Edfu — part of 7-pyramid chain secondary
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1978
- Excavation
- Unexcavated
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya?
c. 800 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya?
On the ground
Structures & features
24.9780° N · 32.8880° E · 90 m · 3 mapped features
- Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — subsidiary complex24.9778° N · 32.8890° E
- Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — hydraulic feature24.9784° N · 32.8879° E
- Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — Causeway Annex 3causewaycauseway at Pyramid of Edfu South — Sinki Variant El-Ghonameya? — subsidiary complex24.9769° N · 32.8876° E
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