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Haram el-Shawaf is the 5th Dynasty King Djedkare-Isesi pyramid complex in southern Saqqara, Egypt. In addition to the king's pyramid, the complex includes a satellite pyramid and a queen pyramid (?). The pyramid was originally Beautiful is Isesi. The modern Arabic name Haram el-Shawaf, حرم الشواف, the guardian, is due to the fact that the pyramid overlooks the modern village of Saqqara.
The pyramid had a stepped core and a flat exterior; The entrance is on the north side. From the entrance, a hallway goes down to a room of limestone blocks. From here, a horizontal corridor leads to the antichambre, which is directly below the pyramid's top. To the east of the antichambre is a warehouse consisting of three rooms, west of the grave room. Here are fragments of a basalt sarcophagus that was sunk in the floor. The roof of the grave room is a saddle roof made of three layers of huge limestone blocks.
The valley temple and access road are now under the modern village of Saqqara. The access road entered the dead temple between two massive pylons. In between there was a long hall leading to an open court with granite columns all around and paved with albast. There were several warehouses, a room with five nuns for the cult and a sacrifice chapel. The 'queen pyramid' may not be Djedkare's wife's grave monument, but a solar cult complex similar to the sun sets from the early 5th dynasty in Aboesir. Pictures Literature 29° 51′ 4″ NB, 31° 13′ 15″ OL
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