Haram el-Shawaf
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Haram el-Shawaf Arabic: حرم الشواف (The Sentinel) |
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Djedkare Isesi | ||
Ancient Name | Beautiful is Djedkare-Isesi | |
Constructed | 5th Dynasty | |
Type | True pyramid (ruined) | |
Base | 78.60 metres | |
Slope | 52° |
Haram el-Shawaf (Arabic: حرم الشواف) (The Sentinel), located in south Saqqara in Egypt, is a pyramid complex built by Djedkare Isesi and was originally called Beautiful is Djedkare-Isesi. The complex includes the main pyramid, a satellite pyramid and an associated pyramid which is probably that of his unnamed consort, and is hence known as The Pyramid of the Unknown Queen.[1]