The Red Pyramid of King Senferu
A unique pyramid, the fruit of the architectural development of the ancient Egyptian tombs, we find It in this pyramid simply because it is the first complete pyramid in history; the tombs began In the past in the form of a Mastaba, then a Mastaba with two steps, then three steps, until it reached the step pyramid of King Djoser, then it developed Into the southern pyramid "Bent" and ended up building the first complete pyramid In history and it Is called the Red Pyramid, the reason for this name is because the stones tend to red colour, as well as the writings on it with red. The engineer was able to correct his mistakes in building the bent pyramid to be able to build the red pyramid.
King Sneferu, the owner of the Bent Pyramid, and his titles
King Sneferu, the owner of the era of prosperity and happiness, was the founder of the Fourth Dynasty of 2620 BC, which is called the era of the builders of the pyramids. He is the son of King Hony, the last king of the Third Dynasty, and his mother, Queen Mers Ankh I; he married his half-sister Queen HotepHeres to confirm his entitlement to the throne; he Is considered the ruler No. 23 in the history of Egypt. Some disagreed on the duration of his reign, as Manetton believed that he ruled for 29 years, while the Turin Papyrus explained that his reign Was only 24 years. From the study of the Palermo stone, which Is the oldest document of the ancient Egyptians, six pieces remain of It; four are preserved in the Egyptian Museum, the largest piece is preserved in the Palermo Museum, and a piece In London, it is confirmed that he sent missions to the mountains of Lebanon to bring cedar wood, which he used in his bent pyramid to carry and stabilize the stones, and It is still remaining until now.
There were five titles belonging to King Senferu:
THRONE NAME: Senferu, who makes things good.
HORUS NAME: Lord of Truth.
NEBTI NAME: Lord of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
GOLDEN NAME: Golden Falcon.
In THE LIST OF ABYDOS: it's going to make me good.
Architectural Description of the Red Pyramid
The red pyramid was built of local limestone brought from the quarries of Tora; it was clad of white limestone and rivalled in size by the pyramid of Cheops. The length of its base side is 220 m, while its height is 104.4 meters and an angle of inclination of 43.3 degrees, which is an angle less than the rest of the pyramids.
The main entrance its located on the north side and rises 28 meters above the ground and Is made of pure limestone, the entrance leads to a 76.3 meter ramp corridor, ending with a horizontal corridor of 7 meters leading to 3 rooms with a stepped roof. The first and second have the same sizes, 9.30×3.60 In height and 12.3 meters at the top. Heading from north to south, In the second stone in the southern wall at a height of 7.7 meters, we find a horizontal corridor leading to the third room, which is 9.30×4.05 meters wider, while its height Is 15 meters at the top, and it is constructed of limestone, heading east-west.
The Belief of Burial in the Red Pyramid
The German researcher Burkhart believed that the king's burial was in this pyramid, the reason for this is that it was surrounded by the tombs of the priests, but we did not find any real traces of burial in this pyramid. Also, the hierarchical group of the Red Pyramid was not found.