MAJOR PYRAMID STATISTICS | |||||||||
Pharaoh | Location | Dyn. | Base (m) | Height (m) | Volume (cu. m) | Slope | Satellite | Queen's | Ancient Name |
Djoser | Saqqara | 3 | 121 x 109 | 60 | 330,400 | ||||
Sekhemkhet | Saqqara | 3 | 120 | 7 (unfinished) | 33,600 | ||||
Khaba (?) | Zawiyet el-Aryan | 3 | 84 | 20 (unfinished) | 47,040 | ||||
Sneferu (?) | Meidum | 4 | 144 | 92 | 638,733 | 51°50' 35: | yes | Sneferu Endures | |
Sneferu | Dahshur | 4 | 188 | 105 | 1,237,040 | 54°27'44" | yes | The Southern Shinning Pyramid | |
43°22' | |||||||||
Sneferu | Dahshur | 4 | 220 | 105 | 1,694,000 | 43°22' | The Shinning Pyramid | ||
Khufu | Giza | 4 | 230.33 | 146.59 | 2,583,283 | 51°50'40" | yes | 3 | Akhet Khufu |
Djedefre | Abu Rawash | 4 | 106 | 67 | 131,043 | 52° | yes | Djedefre is a Sehed-Star | |
Khafre | Giza | 4 | 215 | 143.5 | 2,211,096 | 53°10' | yes | Great is Khafre | |
?Nebka | Zawiyet el-Aryan | 4 | 200 | (unfinished) | |||||
Menkaure | Giza | 4 | 105.46* | 65 | 235,183 | 51°20'25" | 3 | Menkaure is Divine | |
Shepseskaf | Giza | 4 | 99.6 x 74.4 | 18 | 148,271 | 70° | The Purified Pyramid | ||
Khentkawes | Giza | 4 | 35.5 x 45.8 | 17.5 | 6,372 (upper) | c. 74° | |||
Userkaf | Saqqara | 5 | 73.3 | 49 | 87,906 | 53°7'48" | yes | Pure are the Places of Userkaf | |
Sahure | Abusir | 5 | 78.75 | 47 | 96,542 | 50°11'40" | yes | The Rishing of the Ba Spirit | |
Neferirkare | Abusir | 5 | 75 | c. 72 | 257,250 | 53°7'48 | Pyramid of the Ba of Neferirkare | ||
Raneferef | Abusir | 5 | 65 | (unfinished) | The Pyramid which is Divine of the Ba Spirits | ||||
Niuserre | Abusir | 5 | 78.9 | 51.68 | 112.632 | 51°50'35" | yes | 2? | The Places of Niuserre Endure |
Djedkare-Isesi | South Saqqara | 5 | 78.75 | c. 52.5 | c. 107,835 | 52° | yes | 1 | Beautiful is Isesi |
Unas | Saqqara | 5 | 57.75 | 43 | 47,390 | 56°18'35" | yes | Perfect are the Places of Unas | |
Teti | North Saqqara | 6 | 78.75 | 52.5 | 107,835 | 53°7'48" | yes | 2 | The Places of Teti Endure |
Userkare | South Saqqara (?) | 6 | |||||||
Pepi I | South Saqqara | 6 | c. 78.75 | c. 52.5 | c. 107,835 | 53°7'48" | yes | 5 | The Perfection of Pepi is Established |
Merenre | South Saqqara | 6 | c. 78.75 | c. 52.5 | c. 107,835 | 53°7'48" | The Perfection of Merenre Appears | ||
Pepi II | South Saqqara | 6 | 78.75 | 52.5 | c. 107,835 | 53°7'48" | yes | 3 | Pepi is Established and Living |
Ibi | South Saqqara | 8 | 31.5 | 21? | 6,994? | ||||
Khui | Dara | FIP | 130 | ||||||
Amenemhet I | Lisht | 12 | 84 | 55 | 129,360 | 54°27'44" | The Places of the Appearances of Amenemhet | ||
Senwosret I | Lisht | 12 | 105 | 61.25 | 225,093 | 49°23'55" | yes | 9 | Senwosret Beholds the Two Lands |
Amenemhet II | Dahshur | 12 | c. 50 | Amenemhet is Provided | |||||
Senwosret II | Illahun | 12 | 106 | 48.6 | 185,655 | 42°35' | yes? | 1? | Senwosret Appears |
Senwosret III | Dahsur | 12 | 105 | 78 | 288,488 | 56°18'35" | 7 | ||
Amenemhet III | Dahshur | 12 | 105 | 75 | 274,625 | 5715'50" | Amenemhet is Beautiful | ||
Amenmehet III | Hawara | 12 | 105 | c. 58 | 200,158 | 48°45' | 1 | Amenemhet lives | |
Amenemhet IV or Sobekneferu | South Mazghuna | 13 | 52.5 | (unfinished) | 30,316 | ||||
Ameny-Qemau | South Saqqara | 13 | |||||||
Khendjer | South Saqqara | 13 | 52.5 | c. 37.35 | 44,096 | 55° | |||
Adapted from Mark Lehner's 'The Complete Pyramids', 1997
*Based on Petrie
FIP = First Intermediate Period
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