Niuserre pyramid
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 The pyramid of the Niuserre
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The Niuserre pyramid of the Egyptian pharaoh Niuserre is located in Abusir , immediately northeast of the Neferirkare pyramid . With a base length of almost 79 m and an incline of 51 ° 50 '35 ", it was 51.58 m high. The 7-step pyramid core was originally clad with limestone.
Construction details
From the middle of the north side a slightly sloping corridor leads to a chamber, behind which three granite blocks should block further access to the burial chamber . Antechamber and coffin chamber are angled from the corridor at floor level in the center of the pyramid. As usual, three layers of limestone beams form the ceiling, and the chambers themselves were also clad in limestone. There were no traces of a burial when Ludwig Borchardt first entered the pyramid.
Isometric view of the pyramids of Neferirkare (left) and Niuserre
Plan of the Niuserre pyramid
The pyramid district
The wall around the pyramid district enclosed a cult pyramid to the southeast and has two massive brick blocks in the east, which may have been the predecessors of pylons .
Niuserre built his pyramid complex in a confined space, probably because he was also responsible for the completion of the districts of Neferirkare , Raneferef and Chentkaus II in the immediate vicinity. So, without further ado, he usurped the valley temple and access path of the Neferirkare and led it to his own pyramid temple by bending.
As with the other pyramids, this one is located in front of the east, but offset to the side for reasons of space. Basalt and rose granite were the preferred materials for the construction of the temple complex, the limestone walls were painted with colored reliefs .
literature
General
- Zahi Hawass : The Treasures of the Pyramids. Weltbild, Augsburg 2003, ISBN 3-8289-0809-8 , pp. 252-255.
- Mark Lehner : Secret of the Pyramids. ECON, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-572-01261-9 , pp. 148-152.
- Rainer Stadelmann : The Egyptian pyramids. From brick construction to the wonder of the world (= cultural history of the ancient world . Volume 30). 3rd, updated and expanded edition. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1997, ISBN 3-8053-1142-7 , pp. 175-179.
- Miroslav Verner : The pyramids (= rororo non-fiction book. Volume 60890). Rowohlt, Reinbek bei Hamburg 1999, ISBN 3-499-60890-1 , pp. 346-355.
Excavation publications
- Ludwig Borchardt : The grave monument of the king Ne-user-re (= excavations of the German Orient Society in Abusir. Volume 1 = Scientific publications of the German Orient Society. Volume 7). Hinrichs, Leipzig 1907 ( online ).
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Coordinates: 29 ° 53 ′ 44.4 " N , 31 ° 12 ′ 12.8" E