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Unfinished Pyramid of Neferefe

أبو صير, Egypt

Unfinished Pyramid of Neferefe

The pyramid of Neferefre, or pyramid of Raneferef, (Egyptian: Nṯrỉ bꜣw Nfr-f-Rꜥ, lit. 'Divine is Neferefre's power') is the unfinished funerary monument built for the Egyptian pharaoh Neferefre of the Fifth Dynasty in the 25th century BC. It is the third and final pyramid built on the Abusir diagona

l – a figurative line connecting the Abusir pyramids with Heliopolis – of the necropolis, and is sited south-west of Neferirkare's pyramid. The pyramid was hastily converted into a square mastaba or primeval mound after Neferefre's early death. In the period between his death and mummification, an improvised, north–south oriented limestone mortuary temple was built on a strip of platform originally intended for the casing of the pyramid. It is unclear who constructed this initial phase of the temple, though clay sealings found in its vicinity suggest that it may have been the ephemeral ruler Shepseskare who commissioned it. During the reign of Nyuserre, Neferefre's younger brother, the temple was expanded twice. In the second phase, built from mudbrick, the temple was significantly extended to the east, a transverse corridor leading to five storage rooms was added, as were ten two-story storage...

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