Meidum Pyramid

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site tourist attraction

The Meidum Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid, often considered a transitional structure between step pyramids and true pyramids, located near the edge of the Faiyum oasis.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Maidum Pyramid 1
Maydum Pyramid 1
Meidum 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleToPublic yes ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
surface form: Maidum Pyramid

Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
surface form: Maydum Pyramid

Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
surface form: Meydum Pyramid
architecturalStyle transitional between step pyramid and true pyramid ⓘ
architecturalType pyramid ⓘ
associatedWith Mastaba 17 at Meidum ⓘ
surface form: Mastaba 16 at Meidum

Mastaba 17 at Meidum ⓘ
Meidum Geese painting (from nearby mastaba) ⓘ
attributedTo Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
baseLengthOriginal about 144 m per side ⓘ
casingMaterial fine Tura limestone ⓘ
constructionEndDate early 26th century BCE ⓘ
constructionStartDate late 27th century BCE ⓘ
constructionStartedUnder Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
surface form: Sneferu
coreMaterial local limestone blocks ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Egypt
currentCondition partially collapsed ⓘ
dateOfMajorExcavations 19th and 20th centuries CE ⓘ
distanceFromCairo about 100 km south of Cairo ⓘ
distanceFromFaiyum about 30 km northeast of Faiyum ⓘ
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form: 4th Dynasty of Egypt
excavatedBy Ahmed Fakhry ⓘ
Auguste Mariette ⓘ
Flinders Petrie ⓘ
function royal tomb ⓘ
hasStructure causeway ⓘ
cult pyramid ⓘ
descending corridor ⓘ
mastaba cemetery nearby ⓘ
mortuary temple on east side ⓘ
subterranean burial chamber ⓘ
vertical shaft ⓘ
heightOriginal about 93 m ⓘ
heritageStatus part of Egypt’s ancient pyramid fields ⓘ
laterModifiedTo true pyramid with smooth sides ⓘ
locatedIn Beni Suef Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Faiyum Oasis ⓘ
village of Meidum ⓘ
locatedOn west bank of the Nile ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
notableFeature collapsed outer casing and steps ⓘ
tower-like central core ⓘ
originalForm step pyramid ⓘ
period Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
pharaoh Pharaoh Sneferu ⓘ
surface form: Sneferu
possiblyInitiatedBy Huni ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
slopeAngle about 51 degrees ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Meidum Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maidum Pyramid
Meidum Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maydum Pyramid
Meidum Pyramid → alsoKnownAs → Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meydum Pyramid
Pharaoh Sneferu → associatedWithSite → Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
subject surface form: Sneferu
this entity surface form: Meidum
Pharaoh Sneferu → burialMonument → Meidum Pyramid ⓘ
subject surface form: Sneferu