Thanks C Wayne,

So 5.84m height of the chamber you have quoted plus the '5 inches' thickness of the floor which is 12.7cm, gives 5.967 which is just short of the 5.98 I got - I am not sure of the floor thickness but usually the height from the floor to roof is 230" or 235" when given from the true floor.

Addendum: After checking the variations from Petrie Pyramids and Temples of Gizeh: Section 55:

Base of walls 1686.3 to 1688.5 ± .6 above pavement; actual floor 1691.4 to 1693.7 ± .6 above pavement; ceiling 1921.6 to 1923.7 ± .6 above pavement.

Taking the max and mins and subtracting like from like gives 5.1 and 5.2" variations for floor slab thicknesses which averages as 12.9-13.2cm.

Added to to your 5.84 gives 5.969-5.972m. Petrie's '80 Palms' seems close enough then at 5.98m.

Thanks.

Dave Light.

Just to check the reference:

V. Maragioglio and C.A. Rinaldi, L'Architettura delle Piramidi Menfite Vol. IV (Rapallo, 1964)

Do you have a page number for plate 7?

Cheers.




Edited 5 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2008 05:42AM by Dave L.