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Meidum,
Maydum or
Maidum (Arabic: ميدوم,
Ancient Egyptian: Mr(y)-Jtmw, lit. 'beloved of Atum',
Ancient Gr****: Μοι(ε)θυμις) is an
archaeological site in...
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pyramid to true
pyramid shape,
which gave rise to the
great pyramids of
Meidum, Dahshur, and Giza. The last
pharaoh of the 4th Dynasty, Shepseskaf, did...
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Nefermaat was
buried in
mastaba 16 at
Meidum. He was one of
several relatives of King Sneferu, who was
buried in
Meidum. The tomb is
known for the special...
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Meidum The
first of Sneferu's m****ive
undertakings is the
Pyramid at
Meidum.
There is some
debate among scholars as to Sneferu's
claim to the
Meidum pyramid...
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papyrus was
written during the 12th dynasty. In the
early 20th century, the
Meidum pyramid was
often credited to Huni. One long-held
theory posited that Huni...
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called the
Meidum Pyramid,
named for its
location in Egypt.
Sneferu abandoned it
after the
outside casing fell off of the pyramid. The
Meidum pyramid was...
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derives from the
knowledge gained from the
exploration of his tomb no. 6 in
Meidum, near the
pyramid of
pharaoh Snofru.
Rahotep was
surely enough an influential...
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catastrophic collapse of the
Meidum Pyramid while it was
still under construction. The
reason why
Sneferu abandoned the
Meidum Pyramid and its Step Pyramid...
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pyramid fields were
located at the
sites Abu Rawash,
Zawyet El Aryan, and
Meidum. The
Great Pyramid and the
Pyramid of
Khafre are the
largest pyramids built...
- Sneferu's two
earlier pyramids. The
first of
these being, the
Pyramid at
Meidum,
collapsed in antiquity,
while the second, the Bent Pyramid, had the angle...
