Just 500m southwest of Ahmose's pyramid sits the mudbrick pyramid of Queen Tetisheri, his grandmother — the last royal pyramid ever built for an Egyptian queen. Inside, a 2m stela describes how Ahmose endowed the foundation with people, animals, fields, and groves, essentially reading like a legal contract.
Tetisheri's mudbrick pyramid: last royal pyramid for an Egyptian queen
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📍 Pyramid of Ahmose I at Abydos
Key facts
- Second pyramid located 500m southwest of Ahmose's pyramid, dedicated to Queen Tetisheri of the 17th dynasty, grandmother of Ahmose
- Last royal pyramid built for an Egyptian queen
- Built of mudbrick rather than stone and contained an internal structure with a 2m high stela inside
- Stela described how Ahmose and his wife established the pyramid in memory of their grandmother, including details of an economic foundation endowed with people, animals, fields, and groves
- Stela resembles a legal contract establishing the foundation
- Slope of sides was 63°, steeper than Ahmose's pyramid
- The pyramid has since been fully excavated, stabilized, and protected
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ABYDOS - Institute for the Study of Ancient Culturesisac.uchicago.edu
The text of the Tetisheri stela mentions the construction of both a pyramid (Egyptian mer) and an enclosure (Egyptian hut), providing textual confirmation
The Tetisheri Pyramid | Excavation and Conservation Projectmused.com
Pharaoh Ahmose I erected a stela at Abydos to announce the construction of a pyramid and a "house" for Tetisheri. Ahmose refers to the Queen as "the mother of ...
Tetisherien.wikipedia.org
At Abydos, her grandson king Ahmose I erected a Stela of Queen Tetisheri to announce the construction of a pyramid and a "house" for Tetisheri.
Conservation – The Abydos South Projectabydossouth.org
Currelly recovered the famous stela of Tetisheri from inside this pyramid in1902 and brought it to Cairo where it now resides in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
Conserving the Pyramid of Queen Tetisheripenn.museum
The Tetisheri pyramid was built by Ahmose to honor and deify his grandmother, Queen Tetisheri. The pyramid itself is 24 square meters, and it is constructed
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