Pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Roash

Pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Roash

Sone of Khufu lonely Giza and started to Abu Rowash, perchance due to a family falling-out. Anticipated Djedefres Starry Sky Second northwest pyramid in Egypt. Looked Into briefly by Perring and afterwards by Petrie in 1880s.  Systematically investigated in the beginning ot he 20th century. Latest by French-Swiss team in 1995. Popular target for early stone cops  at the rank of 300 camel scores a day in the end of the 19th century. May not have been full.

Nothing of valley temple, but Little some the causeway  very bad 1700 m to have reahed the pyrajmid from the valley. It ran north-south in a menstruation when they are suppoed to run east-west. Outer margin wall 2  m thick. There is a space at the nother end where a mortuary tabernacle should be. Passim the 3rd dynasty, the mortuary temple was on th enorth slope, but with the 4th dynasty, became related to the east side. Inner perimeter wall about 6 m from the north pyramid base, where a mudbrick social organisation may be the mortuary temple. A white corridor is believed to have lead from the ne entrance of the innter enclosre to the mouth of the causeway.

A depression in the east wall of the pyramid core, credibly for a void door and altar. Possibly the oldest sphinx, on with statues of three of his sones and two daugheter were discovered. Used part of a rock outcropping to start, with the rmainder of the essence made of localized limstone. Almost 15 horiztonal layers of the limestone core stay, but very microscopic pink granite casing. Very cutting slope, maybe designed as a step pyramid? Latest excavations show that the casing blocks were in all probability laid with an future sloope and the pyramid was closer to a perpendicular slope of 52. This method was besides used in the Step and Bent pyramids. 106.2 meters service line, bewteen 57-67 m tall. Much small than any at Giza.

Used an open pit method of building for alone chambgers, a throwback to smaller times. In the northwestern wall a impinge contains the stiff of a sdescending corridor. East side within the enclosure wall is a trench that might be a boat pit, although no boar was discovered. Instead, fragmentizes of 120 statues, taking three generally complete heads. It comes out that the statues were intentionally finished, possibly by Khafre, his half-brother and heir (who mau have murdered Djedefre) Newer theories have the destruction occuring in the New kingdom by copts and roman and christlike locals. No tombs have been found within the complex. A strucure near the southeastern corner may be a alternate tomb for one of his matches. others remember that this is a cult pyramid. Workshops and housing were discovered against the ne wall.