Nṯr-ỉswt Mn-kꜣw–ḥrNetjer-isut Menkauhor'Divine are the places of Menkauhor'[1]or
wꜣḏ-swt Mry-kꜣ-rꜥWadj-sut Merikare[2]'Fresh are the places of Merikare'[3]
Constructed
Fifth Dynasty (probably)Tenth Dynasty (possibly)
Type
True (now ruined)
Material
Limestone
Base
~ 52 m (171 ft; 99 cu)[4][3] ~ 60 m (200 ft; 110 cu)[5] ~ 65 m (213 ft; 124 cu) by 68 m (223 ft; 130 cu)[6]
Location within Lower Egypt
The Headless Pyramid, otherwise identified as Lepsius XXIX, is the remain of a pyramid complex built in Saqqara. The identity of the pyramid owner is unclear, though it is suspected to belong to either pharaoh Menkauhor of the Fifth Dynasty[a] or pharaoh Merikare of the Tenth Dynasty,[b] both of whom are known to have built a pyramid. If associated with Menkauhor, the pyramid's name is Nṯr-ỉswt Mn-kꜣw-ḥr meaning 'Divine are the places of Menkauhor'; if associated with Merikare, the pyramid's name is Wꜣḏ-swt Mry-kꜣ-rꜥ meaning 'Fresh are the places of Merikare'. Other candidates for the pyramid owner that have been proposed are Amenemhat I of the Twelfth Dynasty[c] and an ephemeral pharaoh Ity of the Eighth Dynasty.[d]
The pyramid complex is in very poor condition. Only the main pyramid, its substructure, and the mortuary temple can be definitively identified. Trace elements of a cult pyramid and a causeway exist, however, there is no sign of an extant valley temple. The base of the pyramid superstructure has been measured by various Egyptologists as being 52 m (171 ft; 99 cu), 60 m (200 ft; 110 cu), or 65 m (213 ft; 124 cu) by 68 m (223 ft; 130 cu) long. Its substructure was thoroughly investigated between 2005 and 2008 by a team of archaeologists led by Zahi Hawass. Their findings included lowered portcullis gates indicating a burial had taken place, a sarcophagus lid built of schist, and holes cut into the burial chamber floor presumed to have held canopic jars.
^Verner 2001, p. 322.
^von Beckerath 1984, pp. 62 & 192.
^ abLehner 2008, p. 165.
^Hawass 2010, p. 155.
^Lepsius 1970, p. 188.
^Verner 2001, p. 464.
^Clayton 1994, p. 60.
^Shaw 2003, p. 482.
^ abcAllen et al. 1999, p. xx.
^ abcdKrauss & Warburton 2006, p. 491.
^Theis 2010, p. 333.
^Dodson & Hilton 2004, p. 288.
^ abcShaw 2003, p. 483.
^Theis 2010, p. 335.
^Dodson & Hilton 2004, p. 289.
^Clayton 1994, p. 78.
^Lehner 2008, p. 8.
^Grimal 1992, p. 391.
^Wilkinson 2010, p. xv.
^Theis 2010, p. 329.
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