Pyramid of Teti

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site pyramid complex

The Pyramid of Teti is the ruined Old Kingdom pyramid complex of Pharaoh Teti, first king of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty, located in the Saqqara necropolis and notable for its early Pyramid Texts.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pyramid of Teti canonical 6
Pyramid complex of Teti at Saqqara 1
Teti Pyramid complex 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
pyramid complex ⓘ
baseLength approximately 78.75 metres ⓘ
builtFor Teti ⓘ
surface form: Pharaoh Teti
condition ruined ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 2333 BCE ⓘ
constructionStart circa 2345 BCE ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Egypt
dedicatedTo Teti ⓘ
discoveredBy John Shae Perring ⓘ
dynasty Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
excavatedBy Gaston Maspero ⓘ
James Quibell ⓘ
surface form: James Edward Quibell

Jean-Philippe Lauer ⓘ
Zahi Hawass ⓘ
feature Pyramid Texts inscribed on burial chamber walls ⓘ
star-painted ceiling in burial chamber ⓘ
hasNearbyBurials mastabas of officials of Teti’s reign ⓘ
hasPart antechamber ⓘ
burial chamber ⓘ
causeway ⓘ
corridor system ⓘ
cult pyramid ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ
mortuary temple ⓘ
pyramid courtyard ⓘ
pyramid superstructure ⓘ
serdab ⓘ
subterranean chambers ⓘ
valley temple ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
locatedIn Egypt ⓘ
Lower Egypt ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
materialUsed fine Tura limestone casing ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
local limestone core blocks ⓘ
near Step Pyramid of Djoser ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid of Djoser

Pyramid of Unas ⓘ
notableFor early Pyramid Texts ⓘ
originalHeight approximately 52.5 metres ⓘ
owner Teti ⓘ
partOf Memphis necropolis ⓘ
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
period Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
religiousFunction royal funerary cult of Teti ⓘ
shape true pyramid ⓘ
slopeAngle approximately 53 degrees ⓘ
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saqqara necropolis → hasMajorMonument → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
catacombs of sacred bulls (Apis) → nearbySite → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
subject surface form: Catacombs of Sacred Bulls (Apis)
Serapeum of Saqqara → near → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
Memphite necropolis → hasPart → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
this entity surface form: Teti Pyramid complex
Pyramid of Pepi I → near → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
Teti → burialMonument → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
Iput I → burialPlace → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Teti at Saqqara
House of Teti → associatedWithPyramid → Pyramid of Teti ⓘ