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Pyramid of Sekhemkhet

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: pyramid, extant remains

The Pyramid of Sekhemkhet, also known as "The Buried Pyramid", is an unfinished step pyramid at Saqqara that was begun ca. 2645 B.C. for Sekhemkhet Djoserty.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154462177

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
29.8661529394, 31.2136320778

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Sekhemkhet's Step Pyramid (2670 BC - 2168 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Buried Pyramid (English, modern)

Pyramid of Sekhemkhet makes connections with:

Pyramid of Sekhemkhet located at Saqqarah (unspecified date range)

Pyramid of Sekhemkhet receives connections from:

None

Place type:
pyramid

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Related:

Wikidata Q135318: Buried Pyramid

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Sekhemkhet Djoserty was the second pharaoh of the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and reigned ca. 2686–2613 B.C.

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Pyramid of Sekhemkhet: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154462177> [accessed: 21 November 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/154462177 |title=Places: 154462177 (Pyramid of Sekhemkhet) |author=Becker, J., T. Elliott |accessdate=November 21, 2024 8:44 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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