The burial chamber's entrance is 1.5m high and 1.15m wide, beneath a 1.8m stone lintel. Its floor measures 2.62m × 2.4m and the chamber rises 6.9m, with only the eastern and western walls corbelled. A neatly cut vertical shaft in the southeastern corner runs 4.22m deep, below ground level but within the masonry. Charles Rigano argues it could be an original feature rather than a treasure-hunter excavation; Keith Hamilton notes there would be room for a sarcophagus as large as the Great Pyramid's.
Burial chamber architecture and shaft discovery
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Key facts
- The chamber entrance is 1.5m high and 1.15m wide, with a 1.8m-high stone lintel.
- The floor measures 2.62m north-south by 2.4m east-west, equivalent to 5 by 4.5 cubits.
- The chamber is 6.9m high, with 2.7m from the floor to the first corbel.
- Only the eastern and western walls are corbelled, with eight corbels totalling 4.2m.
- A red line runs 52cm above the floor; its purpose is unclear.
- Floor slabs are missing along the southern wall.
- A vertical shaft in the southeastern corner is 4.22m deep, extending below ground level within the masonry.
- The shaft appears neatly cut rather than roughly excavated by treasure hunters.
- Charles Rigano argues that the shaft may be an original feature, while Keith Hamilton notes there would be room for a sarcophagus as large as the Great Pyramid's.
Sources
United Arab Emirates Exports - ETDPetdp.unescwa.org
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Burial chamber architecture and shaft discoveryancientnerds.com
The burial chamber measures 2.62m × 2.4m with 6.9m total height, corbelled on both sides. A 4.22m deep vertical shaft in the southeastern corner puzzles ...
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