Archaeological history and potential as Great Pyramid blueprint. 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
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
Related site: The Black Pyramid- Pyramid of Amenemhat III (Dahshur) — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Great Pyramid Blueprint Hidden in Plain Sight: The Bent Satellite Pyramid by Ancient Architects