Pyramid of Merikare

Pyramid of Merikare
This stele from Saqqara, of the priest Anpuemhat,
mentions pyramids of both Merikare and Teti [1]
Merikare, Tenth Dynasty
Ancient name
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Flourishing are the abodes of Merikare
Constructedc. 2040 BC

The pyramid of Merikare is an ancient Egyptian pyramid that remains unidentified, but is attested by inscriptions on funerary steles and possibly is located in Saqqara.[2] The pyramid is presumed to be the burial place of the Herakleopolitan pharaoh Merikare, who ruled toward the end of the Tenth Dynasty c. 2040 BC during the First Intermediate Period. Sometimes, the Headless Pyramid in North Saqqara is identified as the pyramid of Merikare, although the latter is more likely to belong to pharaoh Menkauhor.[3][4]

  1. ^ James Edward Quibell: Excavations at Saqqara (1905-1906), Le Caire, Impr. de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale (1907), available copyright-free here pl. XV.
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