Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid
3rd Dynasty Huni provincial (c.2670 BCE) Abydos province·Old Kingdom·🇪🇬 Upper Egypt, near Abydos, Sinki plain near Sohag, Egypt
About
About Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid
Sinki Abydos surveyed by Petrie, intact 12 m. Recorded context — Period: 3rd Dynasty Huni provincial (c.2670 BCE) Abydos province; Culture: Old Kingdom; Field status: excavated; Materials: limestone; Condition: well preserved for provincial — 12 m.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Construction labor organization
- 02Function of enclosure
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Elite residence
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 Huni provincial (c.2670 BCE) Abydos province
- Culture
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Abydos province marker (18.2 m base) — Sinki Pyramid linked to Abydos thinite kingship road
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1883
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 CE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid
2005 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid
c. 2670 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid
On the ground
Structures & features
26.1550° N · 31.9590° E · 70 m · 3 mapped features
- Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — Principal Pyramidpyramidpyramid at Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — primary structure26.1549° N · 31.9587° E
- Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — Northern Chamberchamberchamber at Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — subsidiary complex26.1542° N · 31.9572° E
- Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — Southern Causewaycausewaycauseway at Sinki — Abydos Provincial Small Pyramid — outlier feature26.1563° N · 31.9591° E