Pyramid of Djedefre

Pyramid of Djedefre
Photograph of a ruined pyramid
Ruined stub of Djedefre's pyramid
Djedefre
Coordinates30°01′56″N 31°04′29″E / 30.03222°N 31.07472°E / 30.03222; 31.07472
Ancient name
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Sḥdu Ḏd-f-Rˀ[1]
Sehedu Djed-ef-re
"Djedefre's starry sky"[2]
"Djedefre is a sehed-star"[3]
ConstructedFourth Dynasty
TypeTrue (original)
Ruined (present)
Height67 m (220 ft; 128 cu) (original)[4]
11.4 m (37 ft; 21.8 cu) (present)[5]
Base106 m (348 ft; 202 cu)[5][4]
Volume131,043 m3 (171,398 cu yd)[6]
Slope51°[5] to 52°[4]
Pyramid of Djedefre is located in Egypt
Pyramid of Djedefre
Location within Egypt

The pyramid of Djedefre is Egypt's northernmost pyramid. Believed to have been built by Djedefre, son and successor to king Khufu, it consists today mostly of ruins located at Abu Rawash in Egypt. Excavation report on the pyramid complex was published in 2011.[7]

  1. ^ Budge 1920, pp. 684b–685a.
  2. ^ Verner 2001d, p. 217.
  3. ^ Edwards 1975, p. 297.
  4. ^ a b c Lehner 2008, p. 17.
  5. ^ a b c Verner 2001d, p. 462.
  6. ^ Bárta 2005, p. 180.
  7. ^ Valloggia, Michel (2011). Abou Rawash. I, Le complexe funéraire royal de Rêdjedef : étude historique et architecturale. Le Caire. ISBN 978-2-7247-0568-3. OCLC 731043888.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)