Pyramid of Queen Inenek-Inti (Pepi I Queens Field, South Saqqara)
Inenek Inti · Inenek-Inty pyramid
Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty·Ancient Egyptian·🇪🇬 Giza Governorate, South Saqqara, Egypt
About
About Pyramid of Queen Inenek-Inti (Pepi I Queens Field, South Saqqara)
Easternmost large queen pyramid on Pepi I's queens street, for Inenek-Inti, eldest queen of Pepi I remembered as ritualist (title 'Great of Praises'). Base 28 m, height ~15 m, unusual north-south orientation of mortuary temple to fit street. Preservation includes intact serdab with queen's seated statue and offering table inscribed with 80+ Pyramid Text spells (paralleled later in Pepi II queens). Magazine storerooms yielded stamped jar sealings naming Pepi I.
Why it mattersEarliest 6th Dynasty queen texts after Unas innovation; street alignment anticipates later queen pyramid clusters.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Inenek-Inti's sons — which became Merenre?
Theories
- 01Queens street placed along pre-existing wadi for processional axis
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.2330–2280 BCE, middle-late Pepi I (6th Dynasty)
- Period
- Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty
- Culture
- Ancient Egyptian
- Builders
- Ancient Egyptian (Pepi I)
- Purpose
- Elite queen tomb; ritual role as Hathor priestess in funerary cult
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.2330–2280 BCE, middle-late Pepi I (6th Dynasty)
Initial construction
c. 1267 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
29.8532° N · 31.2189° E · 56 m · 2 mapped features
Inenek-Inti temple serdab
serdabStatue chamber with queen's seated effigy
29.8532° N · 31.2189° EEastern magazine block
magazineFive vaulted storerooms with seal impressions
29.8531° N · 31.2191° E