SAK S 3
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SAK S 3 ( Saqqara South 3 ) is the provisional, modern name of an ancient Egyptian pyramid that was found in the spring of 2006 during a survey in Saqqara South north of the Chendjer pyramid . The plant appears as a hill on some ancient maps without being identified as a pyramid. It dates with some certainty to the 13th Dynasty (around 1750 BC).
Construction details
The outlines of the pyramid indicate a base of about 55 × 55 m, which corresponds to about 100 royal cells . This is again a popular pyramid measure of the 13th Dynasty. Inside the pyramid area there is a rectangular pit about 20 × 25 m in which the substructure of the pyramid was to be built. Access to the pit was from the east. The pit is surrounded by piles of rubble that are several to 2 m in size and contain both limestone fragments and remains of mud bricks . The location suggests that the pyramid was abandoned shortly after construction began.
exploration
Since the pyramid has not yet been systematically excavated, no statement can be made about the owner. Ceramic finds on the surface date to the 13th dynasty.
literature
- Robert Schiestl: News on the residential necropolis of the 13th dynasty. In: Sokar. No. 13, 2006, p. 47.
- Nicole Alexanian, Robert Schiestl, Stephan Johannes Seidlmayer : The Necropolis of Dahshur Third Excavation Report Spring 2006. Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin 2006, p. 13 ( full text as PDF file; 3.1 MB ).
Coordinates: 29 ° 50 ′ 2.3 ″ N , 31 ° 13 ′ 25.6 ″ E