The Pyramid of Neferirkare at Abusir

Neferirkara Abu Sir pyramid structure was the largest in the region, but may not be completed. Originally called "Kakai is the soul." Kakai is the name of Neferirkara throne. Home PERRING investigate the structure of the modern times, since the issue of the Saints Lepsius a short time.

 Borchardt considered in the pyramid and the mortuary temple in detail between 1904 and 1907. Given the current state of ruin and the basic steps for Neferirkara pyramid, said Burkhart presented an ideal environment to study the construction techniques used in the building of the pyramids Lepsius and based on his theory of the accumulation of layers in their study of the descent of the pyramid. In the modern era, and the Czechs also further archaeological investigation is the pyramid.

It is strange that the pyramid plans called for a stepped pyramid of six layers. Days of the pyramids were completed step, the pyramids evolved structures elegant packaging already on the Giza Plateau. However, as the passage of the original cover to gain access to the top of the first layer, for reasons unknown, the architects decided to expand the structure and turn it into a true pyramid. , Addressed to the eight basic levels, and since it is kernel of truth now to be a smooth surface, for girls in higher levels of several pieces clearly are not as smooth as those on the lower levels. However, perhaps the soft shell never completed.
 
A corridor built of limestone, and about two meters in the north wall leading to the burial chamber. This passage descended to the vestibule is located about eight feet below the base of the pyramid. Then, a barrier of granite that is found, but in a corridor stretching beyond what prevents two, about this so that it leads to pressure for compensation. The ceiling of the corridor is a unique, flat, but with a gabled roof during the first seconds and above a layer of reeds.

Each of the burial chamber and the antechamber is the maximum cable, generally consistent from east to west, and are in the same view, although the room is a little shorter than the burial chamber.

 All rooms are also equipped mostly in ruins, having suffered the fate of many of the Egyptian antiquities. Many of the pieces had been removed for building elsewhere.

Large wooden vessels outside the pyramid buried in the backyard of his home in the north and south sides. Archaeologists unearthed by the recall in a cache of papyrus found in the funerary temple, but unfortunately, when they were digging a trench to the south of the boat, there was only dust from the ship itself.
 
The pyramid was built without a valley temple, road, and this undoubtedly affected the mortuary temple associated with the pyramid, which was built in stages, and expanded to accommodate some of the functions of storage and the Temple of the valley. . In fact, the older parts of the temple was probably built after the death of Neferirkara, by one of his successors.

 Found evidence that it was built on top of the structure of the site earlier. Located on the eastern side of the pyramid, and the oldest, and the internal section of the temple is built of limestone on the stone platform.

    It consists of the projection room, and three annexes, one on the north side and two in the south, along with five churches specialized agencies. There are few frills, but a block to show the king, his consort Khentkaues II and his eldest son, Neferre, was very useful in building lines of the family during this period. It should be noted that the structure on the south side of the pyramid Neferirkara, which was built mostly of limestone to get rid of the pyramid, the pyramid is probably Khentkaues II.

What remains of the temple which was built at a later time, gradually, mostly of mud and adobe bricks floor packed and without a solid foundation. Land was leveled by the use rooms full of bricks scattered debris. The eastern porch of the temple consists of four wooden poles, a lobby with columns and open back yard. At the entrance hall with six pairs of wooden beams, all in the form of four lotus stems. In the courtyard there are 37 wooden poles in the form of a lotus flower.

 There were probably no less than 38 columns in the original, but it is believed to be one of them was destroyed by fire during the ancient times. The southwestern part of the extension was in the storage rooms.
 
From around the entire complex was a large mud wall of bricks, but none of them can be a special day. Also, because there is no settlement of the valley temple built of mud houses of the priests the sons of a simple south of the temple, which seems to have been occupied until the strain 6th.
• Height c.72m
• base of 105m
• volume of 257,250 cubic meters. M
• Inclination: 53 ° 7 '48 "
• Dynasty 5
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