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Verified places tagged “first inscribed pyramid”

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🇪🇬 Egypt · Pyramid

Pyramid of Unas

Old Kingdom, late 5th Dynasty · Ancient Egyptian

Last king of 5th Dynasty's 43 m high pyramid at Saqqara South, notable for first Pyramid Texts — 283 spells carved in underground alabaster-lined chambers to guide king to afterlife.