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Archaeological history and potential as Great Pyramid blueprint

EgyptGeneral
Pyramid complex3000 - 1500 BC
Great Pyramid Blueprint Hidden in Plain Sight: The Bent Satellite Pyramid
Source: Great Pyramid Blueprint Hidden in Plain Sight: The Bent Satellite Pyramid by Ancient Architects

Dahshur's subsidiary pyramid was first documented in the 1860s. Its interior was cleaned in 1947 by Abdul Salam Hussein.

Key facts claimed:

- First diagram of passages drawn by Kabis in 1860s, published by Auguste Mariette in 1889

- Flinders Petrie visited in 1887 but entrance was blocked, he did not enter

- Northern side and interior cleaned in 1947 by Abdul Salam Hussein who died in 1949 with findings lost

- Ahmed Fakri continued work, finding chapel on northern side and two serdab bases near eastern face

- Broken serdab found with depiction of King Sneferu matching those at Bent Pyramid's temples

Key facts

  • First diagram of passages drawn by Kabis in 1860s, published by August Marott in 1889
  • Flinders Petrie visited in 1887 but entrance was blocked, he did not enter
  • Northern side and interior cleaned in 1947 by Abdul Salam Hussein who died in 1949 with findings lost
  • Ahmed Fakri continued work, finding chapel on northern side and two serdab bases near eastern face
  • Broken serdab found with depiction of King Sneferu matching those at Bent Pyramid's temples
  • Marajiglio and Raldi published findings in 1964
  • ACEA Project entered pyramid in 2013 with photographs
  • Pyramid may be final one built in Sneferu's reign before Khufu started Great Pyramid
  • Interior layout shows clear similarities to Great Pyramid's passages and chamber
  • Researcher Charles Rigano suggests it could be the blueprint that led to Great Pyramid design

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Sources

The Red Pyramid Of Dahshur - History Travel Guide - Cairo Sightsegyptbestvacations.com
Abdul Salam Hussein explored the Red Pyramid in 1947. The Italian architects Maragioglio and Rinaldi (M&R) explored the pyramid in the 1960s.
Remains of ancient pyramid found in Egypt | The Times of Israeltimesofisrael.com
The pyramid from the 13th dynasty was found in Dahshur's royal necropolis, 30 kilometers (20 miles) south of Cairo, it said. “An alabaster…
Snefru's Subsidiary Pyramid at Dahshur (Bent ... - ResearchGateresearchgate.net
to Auguste Mariette who published. them. In 1947 Abdulsalam Hussein cleared the. Pyramid ... photos of the interior on-line. Hussein found hi ...
[PDF] Mural Decorationin the Theban Necropolisisac.uchicago.edu
The chief transformation of the Twenty-First Dynasty coffin is its inclusion of interior decorated space. Painted on the interior of the Ramesside coffin ...
The Pyramids of Dahshour - Egypt Eye Touregypteyetour.com
Besides, there is a small subsidiary pyramid lies to the south of the pyramid. It was cleared in 1947 by the Egyptologist Abd El- Salam Hussein. The Pyramids of ...
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