Ahmose I’s main pyramid at Abydos originally stood about 40m tall, with a 52.5m base and a steep 60° slope. It had no known substructure and is generally interpreted as a cenotaph rather than a tomb. British archaeologist Arthur C. Mace discovered its remains in 1899; Charles T. Currelly continued the work.
Ahmose I’s main pyramid: 40m high, 52.5m base, 60° slope, and cenotaph
Site mentioned
📍 Pyramid of Ahmose I at Abydos
Key facts
- The Abydos complex follows a southwest–northeast axis and includes a stone pyramid, temple, mudbrick pyramid, rock-cut structure, terrace foundations, cemetery and town.
- The main pyramid survives as a roughly 10m-high mound of sand and rubble after removal of its fine limestone casing.
- Its reconstructed original dimensions were approximately 52.5m (172 ft) wide and 40m (130 ft) high—not 45m.
- It was about 20m shorter than Menkaure’s pyramid, roughly 100m shorter than the Great Pyramid, and similar in height to Unas’s pyramid.
- Its sides inclined at about 60°, steeper than the 54° lower half of the Bent Pyramid.
- The pyramid had no known substructure and is generally interpreted as a cenotaph rather than a tomb.
- Ahmose I’s remains were discovered in 1899 by British archaeologist Arthur C. Mace, with work continued by Charles T. Currelly; the pyramid was identified as Ahmose’s in 1902.
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