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Bent Pyramid
Sneferu's bent pyramid at Dahshur, an early experiment in true pyramid building
Ḫˁ Snfrw Kha Sneferu "Sneferu Shines"[1] "The Southern Shining Pyramid"[2]
Constructed
c. 2600 BC (4th dynasty)
Type
Bent pyramid
Material
Limestone
Height
104.71 metres (344 ft; 200 cu)[3]
47.04 metres (154 ft; 90 cu) beneath bend[3]
57.67 metres (189 ft; 110 cu) above bend[3]
Base
189.43 metres (621 ft; 362 cu) at base[3]
123.58 metres (405 ft; 236 cu) at bend[3]
Volume
1,237,040 cubic metres (43,685,655 cu ft)[2]
Slope
54°27′44″ below bend
43°22′ above bend[2]
Location within Egypt
The Bent Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located at the royal necropolis of Dahshur, approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Cairo, built under the Old Kingdom Pharaoh Sneferu (c. 2600 BC). A unique example of early pyramid development in Egypt, this was the second pyramid built by Sneferu.
The Bent Pyramid rises from the desert at a 54-degree inclination, but the top section (above 47 metres [154 ft]) is built at the shallower angle of 43 degrees, lending the pyramid a visibly "bent" appearance.[4]
^Verner 2001d, p. 174.
^ abcLehner 2008, p. 17.
^ abcdeVerner 2001d, p. 462.
^Verner, Miroslav, The Pyramids - Their Archaeology and History, Atlantic Books, 2001, [ISBN missing]
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