| Pyramid of Ahmose | |
|---|---|
 Pyramid of Ahmose, Abydos. | |
| Ahmose I, 18th Dynasty | |
| Coordinates | 26°10′30″N 31°56′16″E / 26.17500°N 31.93778°E |
| Type | cenotaph |
| Material | sand and rubble inside a limestone casing |
| Height | 45 m (148 ft) (original) 10 m (33 ft) (current) |
| Base | 52.5 m (172 ft) |
| Slope | 60° |
The pyramid of Ahmose is a pyramid erected in the reign of the Ancient Egyptian king Ahmose I, ca. 1550-1525 BC,[A 1] at Abydos in Upper Egypt. It was the last royal pyramid to be built in Egypt, since Ahmose I's successors also decided not to be interred in pyramids, and is the only royal pyramid to have been built from the beginning as a cenotaph rather than an actual tomb.
The pyramid is now totally ruined and appears like a shallow hill, about 10 metres in height. It forms part of an unusual complex, consisting of a valley temple near the River Nile, at least four temples around the pyramid itself, and to the south of the pyramid another pyramid for the king's grandmother Tetisheri, a symbolic tomb of Osiris, and a terrace temple. The complex was excavated between 1899 and 1904 and further excavations have been ongoing since 1993.
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