January 04, 2008 04:38AM
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When people ask, 'How did tomb robbers reach the King's (burial) Chamber before the appearance of "Al Mamun's Tunnel", they are told they went via the Well Shaft (the narrow passage running between the southern end of the Descending Passage and the northern end of the Grand gallery).
What is invariably left unasked is the question: 'How did the tomb robbers reach the Well Shaft?
Before the appearance of "Al Mamun's Tunnel" (whenever that may have been) the only way into the interior of Khufu's pyramid was via the entrance in the north face.
This entrance is 55.5 feet vertically above the base of the Pyramid.
As far as is known, the Pyramid's faces were smooth limestone set at a very steep 51.8 degrees.
So, our intrepid tomb robbers are faced with reaching a closed entrance up a very smooth, very steep, nearly 71 feet (21.6 m) long slope - unnoticed...
To me this implies that Khufu's pyramid was not broken into within living memory of Khufu, which, I suggest, puts the first break-in somewhen after the time of Userkaf (2465-2458).
Any thoughts, anybody?
MJ
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