Mazghuna
Mazghuna (also known as Al Mazghunah or Al-Muzghumah), 5 km to the south of
Bent pyramid. The base was 52.5 meters square but it was never finished. The outer burial chamber contains an inner monolithic burial vault made out of quartzite like the one for Amenemhat III at Hawara
. There was a large granite plug ready to slide over the top however it was never used since no one was ever buried there.
There was a second pyramid planned at north Mazghuna even larger than this one but the superstructure was never begun. There was a U-shaped passage leading to the burial chamber which contains another monolithic burial vault. There was scarcely 2 cm (less than 1 inch) clearance between the vault and the chamber. There was a 42-ton quartzite slab waiting to be slid over the burial chamber.[1]
In fiction
The
Elizabeth Peters
) was set in Mazghuna.
See also
- Northern Mazghuna pyramid
- Southern Mazghuna pyramid
- List of megalithic sites
References
- ISBN 0-500-05084-8.
Further reading
- W.M.F. Petrie, G.A. Wainwright, E. Mackay, The Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazghuneh. London 1912
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