Unfinished Northern Pyramid of Zawyet El Aryan
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. In contrast, Wolfgang Helck and other Egyptologists doubt this attribution.
| 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 | ||||||||
| Ancient name | Seba ?-Ka Star of ?-Ka | ||||||||
| Constructed | ca. 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. | ||||||||
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