Height 51.68m
Base 78.9m
Volume 112,632 cu. m
Slope 51° 50' 35"
Dynasty 5
Satellite Pyramids (1)
Queens Pyramids (2)
Source: [
egyptphoto.ncf.ca]
Again this is from Lehner's book and it is totally wrong again.
Slope angle with distances given = (1/2 of 78.9) / 51.68 = 0.7633514 This is cotangent for 52.644
NOT 51° 50' 35"
Height = 51.68m = 2034.646 inches = 98.68 cubits
Base = 78.9m = 3106.30 inches = 150.66 cubits ( 150 cubits ? )
Slope 51° 50' 35" or 51.843 degrees
Chances are that this pyramid like most others of this dynasty was 150 cubits on the base and 100 cubits on the height. Since this is the shape it is in [
egyptphoto.ncf.ca] it is very tough to argue either way. However the data as given in Lehner's book is once again WRONG and does not fit.
... The Pyramid
The pyramid has a seven step core of local limestone. We estimate that it was originally 52 meters (173 feet) high, with a base length of 81 meters (270 feet). The outer mantle is made of fine white limestone and for stability, the corners of the pyramid are anchored to the foundation. ... [
www.touregypt.net]
52 meters = 99.29 cubits
81 meters = 154.67 cubits
... Niuserre’s pyramid, called ‘The Places of Niuserre are Established’, was originally constructed in seven steps and encased in fine white limestone. Today it is badly deteriorated, but originally reached a height of around 51.5m. The corners of the structure, which had a base measurement of about 80m, were reinforced and some of the casing blocks still survive on the south-east corner. ... [
egyptsites.wordpress.com]
51.5 meters = 98.34 cubits
80.0 meters = 157.53 cubits
... Nyuserre's burial place is a pyramid at Abusir located between those of pharaohs Sahure and Neferirkare Kakai. Its initial height was around 50m, with a base of about 79 square meters and a slope of 52 degrees. ... [
www.statemaster.com]
50 meters = 95.475 cubits
79 meters = 155.48
Egyptology is such an exact discipline, isn't it ?
Don Barone
"There is nothing as impenetrable as a closed mind"
and ..." if everything is a coincidence what is the point of studying or measuring or analyzing anything ?" db
