Some researchers suggest the Osiris Shaft may be the true tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, not the Great Pyramid. Herodotus specifically described Khufu's tomb as featuring a moat and island structure — matching what was found in the Shaft. The sarcophagus there is described as far more impressive than the 'crude stone box' found inside the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid's hidden void was discovered in 2016 but remains unexplored after roughly a decade. Additionally, four pillars with hieroglyphs from the Shaft apparently aren't displayed in the Cairo Museum. The Egyptian market is estimated at $2 to $6 billion annually, making questions about what happened to artifacts from this site even more pressing.
Theories claim Osiris Shaft is true tomb of Pharaoh Khufu, not Great Pyramid
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Key facts
- Herodotus specifically described the tomb containing the resting place of Khufu (also spelled Kufu or Cheops), the pharaoh credited with building the Great Pyramid
- The Osiris Shaft sarcophagus is described as far more impressive than the 'crude, shoddy stone box' found in the Great Pyramid
- The Great Pyramid's hidden void was discovered in 2016 (published 2017) but has not been physically explored as of the video (approximately 10 years later)
- Theories suggest the Great Pyramid may never have been built as a tomb for a pharaoh
- Four pillars with hieroglyphs described at the Osiris Shaft are reportedly not displayed in the Cairo Museum
- The 2011 estimate valued the black market for Egyptian antiquities at $2 to $6 billion per year
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LacusCurtius • Herodotus — Book II: Chapters 99‑182penelope.uchicago.edu
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It's 756 feet long on each side, 450 feet high and is composed of 2,300,000 blocks of stone, each averaging 2 1/2 tons in weight.
Herodotus book II chapter 125 Pyramid of Khufu - ResearchGateresearchgate.net
PDF | The paper addresses the possibility of transporting blocks along the wall of the Pyramid of Cheops according to the description of Herodotus'.
Herodotus: The second book of the Histories ... - cheops-pyramide.chcheops-pyramide.ch
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