Hello Chris

Looking through Baines & Malek book I kind of noticed many of the Pyramid names seemed to have common themes. I somewhat categorized them in the list below and some fit more then one.


( Places )----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Khufu/Dyn 4 = The Pyramid which is the Place of Sunrise and Sunset

Neuserre/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid which is Established Places

Userkaf/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid which is Pure of Places

Wenis/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid which is Beautiful of Places

Menkauhor/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid which is Divine of Places

Teti/Dyn 6 = The Pyramid which is Enduring of Places

Probably Merykare/Dyn 9 or 10 = The Pyramid which is Flourishing of Places

Amenemhet I/Dyn 12 = The Pyramid of the Places of Arising or The High and Beautiful Pyramid

Senwosret I/Dyn 12 = The Pyramid which is Favored of Places or The Pyramid which overlooks the Two Lands


( Ba-spirits )-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


Sahure/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid where the Ba-spirit rises

Neferirkare/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid of the Ba-spirit

Probably Ra' neferef/ Dyn 5 =The Pyramid which is Divine of the Ba-spirits

Ity/Dyn 7/10 = The Pyramid of the Ba-spirits


( Shining )---------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Snofru/Dyn 4 = The Shining Pyramid

Snofru/Dyn 4 = The Southern Shining Pyramid

Merenre/Dyn 6 = The Shining and Beautiful Pyramid

Senwosret II/Dyn 12 = The Shining Pyramid


( Living )---------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Pepy II/Dyn 6 = The Established and Living Pyramid

Neferkare/Dyns 7 or 8 almost certainly at Saqqara = The Enduring and Living Pyramid


( Beautiful )-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Izezi/Dyn 5 = The Beautiful Pyramid

Pepy I/Dyn 6 = The Established and Beautiful Pyramid

Merenre/Dyn 6 = The Shining and Beautiful Pyramid

Amenemhet I/Dyn 12 = The Pyramid of the Places of Arising or The High and Beautiful Pyramid


( Divine )----------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Menkaure/Dyn 4 = The Divine Pyramid

Menkauhor/Dyn 5 = The Pyramid which is Divine of Places

Probably Ra' neferef/ Dyn 5 =The Pyramid which is Divine of the Ba-spirits


( Star )------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Ra’dejedef/Dyn 4 = The Pyramid which is the Sehedu-star


( Miscellaneous )----------------------------------------------------------------------


Khephren/Dyn 4 = The Great Pyramid

Shepseskaf/Dyn 4 = The Purified

Amenemhet II/Dyn 12 = The Mighty Pyramid


RLH