Pyramid of Unas
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The Pyramid Complex of Unas is located in the pyramid field at Saqqara, near Cairo in Egypt.
The pyramid of Unas of the Fifth Dynasty (originally known as Beautiful are the places of Unas) is now ruined, and looks more like a small hill than a royal pyramid.
It was investigated by Perring and then Lepsius, but it was Gaston Maspero who first gained entry to the chambers in 1881, where he found texts covering the walls of the burial chambers, these together with others found in nearby pyramids are now known as the Pyramid Texts. In the burial chamber itself the remains of a mummy were found, including the skull, right arm and shin, but whether these belong to Unas is not certain.
Near to the main pyramid, to the north east, there are mastabas that contain the burials of the consorts of the king.
[edit] References
- Verner, Miroslav, "The Pyramids – Their Archaeology and History", Atlantic Books, 2001, ISBN 1-84354-171-8
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[edit] External Links
- Pyramid Texts Online - Read the texts in situ. View the hieroglphs and the complete translation.
