Pyramid of Khendjer

Pyramid of Khendjer^[1]
Pyramid of Khendjer
	Reconstruction of the pyramid complex of Khendjer.
Khendjer, 13th Dynasty
Coordinates	29°49′56″N 31°13′26″E / 29.83222°N 31.22389°E
Constructed	c. 1760 BC
Type	True pyramid (now ruined)
Material	Mudbrick core with limestone casing
Height	37.35 m (122.5 ft), now 1 m (3.3 ft)
Base	52.5 m (172 ft)
Volume	34,315 m3 (44,882 cu yd)
Slope	55°

The pyramid of Khendjer was a pyramid built for the burial of the 13th dynasty pharaoh Khendjer, who ruled Egypt c. 1760 BC during the Second Intermediate Period.^[2] The pyramid, which is part of larger complex comprising a mortuary temple, a chapel, two enclosure walls and a subsidiary pyramid, originally stood around 37 m (121 ft) high and is now completely ruined.^[1] The pyramidion was discovered during excavations under the direction of Gustave Jéquier in 1929, indicating that the pyramid was finished during Khendjer's lifetime.^[3] It is the only pyramid known to have been completed during the 13th Dynasty.

^ ^a ^b Mark Lehner: The Complete Pyramids. London, 1997, Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 0-500-05084-8
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[lehner-1] Mark Lehner: The Complete Pyramids. London, 1997, Thames and Hudson Ltd. ISBN 0-500-05084-8

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