Lepsius I pyramid
Egypt /
Giseh /
Oseem /
World
/ Egypt
/ Giseh
/ Oseem
, 9 km from center (أوسيم)
pyramid, tomb(s), place with historical importance, ancient civilization, ancient ruins
This is a mudbrick structure built in the easternmost hills promontory. This structure was originally discovered by J. Perring in the 1830s, and was also investigated by Vyse, who luckily didn't blow it up. Later, Bisson de la Roque also briefly examined the structure, but the most recent and comprehensive work appears to have been completed by Nabil Swelim, an Egyptian archaeologist, in the mid 1980s.
There seems to remain some debate about whether this is indeed a pyramid, and if so, who built it. Verner doesn't seem altogether sure that it even is a pyramid, and while Lehner refers to the structure as a pyramid, he seems to believe it was possibly a provincial step pyramid, such as others scattered as for south as Elephantine. Provincial pyramids are most often small, step pyramid that in general are believed to have not been built as tombs.
There seems to remain some debate about whether this is indeed a pyramid, and if so, who built it. Verner doesn't seem altogether sure that it even is a pyramid, and while Lehner refers to the structure as a pyramid, he seems to believe it was possibly a provincial step pyramid, such as others scattered as for south as Elephantine. Provincial pyramids are most often small, step pyramid that in general are believed to have not been built as tombs.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 30°2'26"N 31°5'42"E
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- Fustat 13 km
- Pyramids and Tombs of Abousir 16 km
- Ancient Saqqara 20 km
- Saqqara after the invasion of Abu Sir 21 km
- Dahshur Pyramids 27 km
- Petrified Forest Reserve 34 km
- Battle of the Chinese Farm 132 km
- Tahpanhes 138 km
- Tjaru 158 km
- منتقه عائله عفيفي 0.1 km
- نادي ابو رواش الرياضي من تحيات حازم محمد 0.2 km
- منطقة عاللة عفيفى 0.3 km
- Ancient mastabas 0.3 km
- ارض ستهم 0.4 km
- Tombs bany magdol 0.6 km
- Fatima Zahra Prep School for boys 1.1 km
- مركز شباب بنى مجدول 1.3 km
- الجوكس ضرب عمار 1.9 km
- Greater Cairo 25 km