The pyramid of Teti

موضوع: The pyramid of Teti الأحد ديسمبر 27, 2009 11:44 pm

The pyramid of Teti [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة] Teti was the founder of the sixth dynasty. His pyramid was discovered in 1853 by Mariette. He built his pyramid in Saqqara which is called by modern Egyptians "prison pyramid". The preservation above ground is very poor, and it now resembles a small hill The pyramid of Teti is surrounded by some of the most important mastabas of Saqqara. The pyramid itself has deteriorated due to human intervention When you go to the pyramid, you will enter from small chapel to the ascending passage. The walls of it are covered with granite This passage opens into a small corridor chamber followed by horizontal passage which opens into antechamber that is located under the center of the pyramid. To the east is a room with three niches, which perhaps contained some statues of the king. Opposite the three niches to the west of theantechamber, the burial chamber can be found. There is a basalt sarcophagus in it. It is very well preserved and the first to have had an in......ion: a single bend of the pyramid ....s The walls of the burial chamber, the antechamber and part of the horizontal passage are inscribed with pyramid ....s which were written at the beginning of building the pyramid of Unas References en.wikipedia.org [ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذا الرابط] members.tripod.com explanation of mr:Mohammed

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