| Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan | |||||||||
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| Owner uncertain, possibly Bikheris | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°56′24.44″N 31°9′5.6″E / 29.9401222°N 31.151556°E | ||||||||
| Ancient name |
Seba ?-Ka Star of ?-Ka | ||||||||
| Constructed | c. 2530 BC | ||||||||
| Type | True pyramid | ||||||||
| Material | natural bedrock, grey granite and pink granite | ||||||||
| Height | N.A. | ||||||||
| Base | 200 m (660 ft) | ||||||||
| Slope | uncertain, possibly 52 deg. | ||||||||
The Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan, also known as Pyramid of Baka and Pyramid of Bikheris is the term archaeologists and Egyptologists use to describe a large shaft part of an unfinished pyramid at Zawyet El Aryan in Egypt. Archaeologists are generally of the opinion that it belongs to the early or the mid-4th Dynasty (2613–2494 BC) during the Old Kingdom period. The pyramid owner is not known for certain and most Egyptologists, such as Miroslav Verner, think it should be a king known under his hellenized name, Bikheris, perhaps from the Egyptian Baka.[1] In contrast, Wolfgang Helck and other Egyptologists doubt this attribution.[2]