Bent Pyramid

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The Bent Pyramid of Sneferu as seen from the north east.

The Bent Pyramid (ancient name: Sneferu Shining in the South) is an ancient Egyptian pyramid built under the reign of the Fourth Dynasty Pharaoh Sneferu around 2600 BCE, located in the Saqqara Nome.

Description

A product of early attempts by the Egyptians to perfect pyramid construction, the awkward looking monument is so-called because of its sudden shift in degree of inclination from 54 degrees to 43 degrees partway up to its apex. The surrounding complex of the Bent Pyramid includes a ruined satellite pyramid at its south west corner, the remains of a mortuary temple along its eastern face and a dilapidated stone causeway that leads down to the bank of the Nile.

History

In 48 BCE, some two and a half thousand years after the pyramid's construction, the Medjay Bayek hunted Rudjek, the Heron, of the Order of the Ancients to the Bent Pyramid where he slew him and knocked his bodyguard Hypatos unconscious. Sometime later, Rudjek's mistress Suphia discovered the fate of her spouse and later buried him in a sarcophagus in the pyramid. Afterwards, she erected a shrine in memory of her beloved.

A few months later, Bayek returned to the pyramid, having been sent by Nefertiti to restore one of the shrines of Anubis around Nitria. Discovering that the main entrance had been blocked off, Bayek was able to find navigate his way through an alternative opening and removed the blockade. As he entered the main entrance, he came upon the shrine, which was erected to honor Rudjek. Expressing his disgust, he investigated the site to find out the one responsible for the shrine.

Gallery

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  The satellite pyramid of the Bent Pyramid
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  The Bent Pyramid as seen from above

Trivia

• In reality, the Bent Pyramid along with the Red Pyramid are located at a site called Dahshur.
• By the 21st century, the Bent Pyramid is the only pyramid in Egypt to retain most of its polished outer casing of fine white limestone.