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Mounds in Egypt · Mysteria

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Mounds in Egypt

27 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Satellite (Cult) Pyramid of Pepi II

Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, Pepi II Neferkare, c.2278–2184 BCE · Ancient Egyptian

Cult pyramid southeast of Pepi II pyramid (c.2278 BCE, 6th Dynasty) — last great Old Kingdom pyramid complex. 15.7 m base cult pyramid documented by Jéquier (1927-32) and Leclant.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Queen Mehaa

Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c.2330 BCE · Ancient Egyptian

Western queens row pyramid west of Pepi I, belonging to Mehaa (Mery-ankh?) wife of Pepi I, excavated by Jéquier and re-cleared by Labrousse.

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Queen Khuit II

Old Kingdom, 6th Dynasty, c.2328 BCE · Ancient Egyptian

Easternmost queens pyramid east of Pepi I for Khuit II (not Teti Khuit), wife of Pepi I, 21 m canon. French-Swiss mission found canopic chest fragment with queen's titulary and bead net.