Pyramid complex of Pepi I

Pyramid complex of Pepi I


Saqqara, Egypt (EG)
The pyramid of Pepi I has not fared well - it is now not much more than a pile of rubble 12m high - in the centre is a crater dug by stone robbers. Fortunately the inner chambers have survived - including the'Pyramid Texts' which covered the walls (this is due to the conservation work carried by the French Archaeological Saqqara Mission who pieced the fragments of the walls back together - jigsaw puzzle from hell!). Egypt - Land of Eternity]
The pyramid of Pepi I has not fared well - it is now not much more than a pile of rubble 12m high - in the centre is a crater dug by stone robbers. Fortunately the inner chambers have survived - including the'Pyramid Texts' which covered the walls (this is due to the conservation work carried by the French Archaeological Saqqara Mission who pieced the fragments of the walls back together - jigsaw puzzle from hell!). Egypt - Land of Eternity]
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Links: www.ancient-egypt.org
By: kjfitz

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