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Bent Pyramid
Sneferu
Type	Bent Pyramid
Height	101.1 metres (332 ft)
Base	188.6 metres (619 ft)
Slope	54°27'(lower) 43°22'(upper)

The Bent Pyramid, located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres south of Cairo, of Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu, is a unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt. This was the second pyramid built by Sneferu. Sneferu He of Beauty[1] Horus name Neb-maat[2] Nebty name Neb-maat-nebty[2] Golden Horus Bik-nub[2] Consort(s) Hetepheres I Issues Khufu Father Huni Mother Meresankh I Died 2589 BC Major Monuments Bent Pyramid, Red Pyramid Sneferu, also spelt as Snefru or Snofru (in Greek... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2304 pixel, file size: 2. ... For the record label, see Necropolis Records. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Nickname: Egypt: Site of Cairo (top center) Coordinates: , Government  - Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area  - City 214 km²  (82. ... The Old Kingdom is the name commonly given to that period in the 3rd millennium BC when Egypt attained its first continuous peak of civilization complexity and achievement – this was the first of three so-called Kingdom periods, which mark the high points of civilization in the Nile Valley (the... Sneferu He of Beauty[1] Horus name Neb-maat[2] Nebty name Neb-maat-nebty[2] Golden Horus Bik-nub[2] Consort(s) Hetepheres I Issues Khufu Father Huni Mother Meresankh I Died 2589 BC Major Monuments Bent Pyramid, Red Pyramid Sneferu, also spelt as Snefru or Snofru (in Greek...

The lower part of the pyramid rises from the desert at a 55 degree inclination, but the top section is built at the shallower angle of 43 degrees, lending the pyramid its very obvious "bent" appearance.^[1]

Archaeologists now believe that the Bent Pyramid represents a transitional form between step-sided and smooth-sided pyramids, (see Step pyramid). It has been suggested that due to the steepness of the original angle of inclination the structure may have begun to show signs of instability during construction, forcing the builders to adopt a shallower angle to avert the structure's collapse. This theory appears to be borne out by the fact that the adjacent Red Pyramid, built immediately afterwards by the same Pharaoh, was constructed at an angle of 43 degrees from its base. This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Pyramid of the Moon, Teotihuacan, is one example of an enormous step pyramid. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Pharaoh was the ancient Egyptian name for the office of kingship. ...

The Bent Pyramid has a small satellite pyramid of unknown purpose immediately to its south, and an early form of offering temple on its eastern side. It is also unique amongst the approximately ninety pyramids to be found in Egypt, in that its original polished limestone outer casing remains largely intact.-1...

The ancient formal name of the Bent Pyramid is generally translated as, (The)–Southern–Shining–Pyramid, or Sneferu–(is)–Shining–in–the–South.

Exploration

In 1951 Ahmad Fakhri discovered its much plundered and ruined valley temple and also cleared the interior of the Pyramid. Ahmad Fakhry (1905 – 1973) was an Egyptian archaeologist who worked in the Western desert of Egypt (including in 1940 dig at El Haiz, and then at Siwa), and also in the necropolis at Dahshur. ...

External links

• Inside the Bent Pyramid
• Satellite images of Bent Pyramid - at WikiMapia = Google maps + wiki

References

1. ^ Verner, Miroslav, The Pyramids - Their Archaeology and History, Atlantic Books, 2001, ISBN