Who is it ?
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| The pyramid of Userkaf and Teti |
The history of the Pyramid
1- The first pharaoh of the 5th dynasty , grandson of Djedfre.
2- Userkaf whose name means “ his Ka is potent , chose to be buried close to Djoser in the north east corner of the funerary complex .
3- His predecessor , shepseskaf had chosen a mastaba as his burial place , today known as the pharaoh Mastaba .
4- This was only a brief break in tradition though as tomb
5- This is sovereign attributed great importance to the cult of the sun and this may explain why his burial temple was built on the southern side of the pyramid instead of the eastern , as the south is exposed to the sunlight all day long .
6- The pyramid discovered by Jho shae perring in 1928 , isn’t very big the sides are 73 and 30 m in length and less than 50 m high , and is badly damaged as it was used in ancient times as a quarry for building materials .
7- Originally , it was faced with enormous fine_grained limestone blocks from Tora .
8- An immense statue of Userkaf made of pink granite was found in the court and the head is now exhibited in the Museum of Cairo .
Pyramid of Teti
1- Teti was the founder of the 6 Th dynasty and succeeded Unas , having married his daughter Idut .
2- His pyramid is to the north east of the funerary complex... built for Djoser and it had three satellite pyramids of which two belonged to the Queens Khuit and Iput , the latter being the mother of the future pharaoh for pepi 1st .
3- Teti faithfully reproduced the enterance, the arrangement of the rooms and especially the decorations of the pyramid texts from Unas pyramid, though here the texts also cover the basalt Sarcophagus , some of the largest most important and attractive Mastabas are found around Teti’s pyramid such as those of Mereruka and Kagmni .
The pyramid texts
1- of pre-dynastic the pyramid texts origin the oldest complete collection of religious writing spells rituals , chants and all else that was necessary to ensure the protection of the other world for the dead pharaoh .
2- The 228 inscriptions, painted in blue and written in hieroglyphics where intended to facilitate the pharaoh’s Journey into eternity life... cover all the walls of the chamber except at the far end where the facade of the royal palace was painted .
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