Famous Pharaohs

Pyramid of Khuit

The Pyramid of Khuit was discovered in 1898 by Loret. It was considered to be a mastaba until late. Hawass excaved the site in 1995 and official that it was so a small pyramid. Next to Ipu Is pyramid, north of Tetis complex Mortuary temple to the east wall, although little has been excavated. A sarcophagus and well-built inhumation chamber have been found Original entrance on the northwest in the floor of the courtyard, accessing along coming passage to the burial chamber and to the east the memory chamber.

Teti (2345-2333)

Cartouche of king Teti

The 5th and 6th Dynasties are broken by events which remain apart, but the conveyance of power to King Teti, the first pharaoh of the Sixth Dynasty, does not appear to have took a major upheaval or struggle. Indeed, the titles borne by his great queen, Iput, indicate that she carried the royal line from one dynastic family to the next, and it is probable that she was a daughter of Unas, the last king of the Fifth Dynasty. Little further evidence remains of Tetis reign, although foreign contacts were apparently continued with Byblos, Syria and Nubia. The country was stable and affluent and the courtiers kept to build fine tombs around the kings pyramid at Saqqara; one particularly impressive tomb belonged to the vizier Mereruka, who was also the king's son-in-law.

The pyramid was stiff in style; on the inside walls the inscriptions provide a survival of magico-religious texts, which were intended to see the kings safe passage into the next domain and his credence there by the gods. Nearby, he built a pyramid for 2 of his queens, Iput and Khuit. Matching to Manetho, Teti was hit by his escort, although there is no historical corroboration of this argument. He was briefly won by a king named Userkare, and then by Pepy I, his son by Queen Iput.

Saqqara

Saqqara is one of the most large archaeological sites in Egypt! It was the burying ground for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt, nevertheless it is still one of the virgin archaeologic sites.

This ai a list of the most famous monuments in Saqqara:

Gisr el-Mudir