Here is my estimation of what the Sakkara Enclosure size was and will show when properly measured.



The Red Pyramid is supposed to be 220 meters or 722 feet

[en.wikipedia.org]

[www.touregypt.net]

... After the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, the Red Pyramid at Dashur has the largest base (only slightly smaller then Khufu's pyramid, each side measures 722 feet) of any pyramid in Egypt. However, with it's sides sloping at 43 degrees 22', it is substantially shorter at 343 feet (104 meters). It is the fourth highest pyramid ever built in Egypt, with almost 160 layers of stone. Significantly, the Red Pyramid was the first successful, true, cased Pyramid built in Egypt, ushering in the era of the Giza style pyramids. ...

220 meters = 721.78477616666666666666666666667

and

722 feet = 220.0656 meters

So it is obvious these are just approximations.

Can we calculate what the real size was ?

Perhaps we can ...

Pi x 333.333333.... = 1047.1975511965977461542144610932

So if we assume it is in this ratio to The Great Pyramids we would get ... 440 / 1047.1975511965977461542144610932 = [440 / (Pi x 333.333333....)] / 1000 = 1.047197551196597746154214461093

1.047197551196597746154214461093 x 440 = 420.17 or 420 and 1/6th cubit

In all likelihood the correct size of the base of The Red Pyramid is 420 cubits

Working backward we get 420 x 1.047197551196597746154214461093 = 439.823 cubits for The Great Pyramid

439.823 cubits = 9068.285 inches ( NOTE: 1 cubit = 20.Phi inches)

This is within 1/2 of 1 inch

Below see Petrie's measurements:



If we round the number we are using to two significant decimal points we get 1047.20 or 1.04720 and do the same exercise we get 439.824 or basically an exact match for what Petrie measured.

... The mortuary temple itself, though nothing much remains, is significant because Snefru pioneered the east west alignment of Egyptian temples to match the path of the sun. Like most Egyptian pyramids, the only entrance is in the north side, and leads to a 206 foot passage descends at an angle of 27 degrees to the first chamber. The first chamber has a corbelled (step) ceiling with a height of about 40 feet. In fact, all three of the chambers in this pyramid have corbelled ceilings, with between eleven and fourteen layers. Even with some two million tones of stone above, this ceiling design is so strong that there are no cracks or structural problems even today. .... [www.touregypt.net]

I have never studied this pyramid in depth yet will make the statement that the angle is most probably 26.565 degrees and the length of the passageway if measured to within Petrie's tolerances would be 206.18034 feet.

It has a corbelled ceiling which it is stated is ABOUT 40 feet. Not sure if this is high or lo but if we multiply 40 feet by inches we get 480 inches.

The height of The Great Pyramid in feet is (assuming a height of 280 cubits and working with a cubit of 20.Phi inches) we get the height at 481.087 feet

If we assume 481.087 inches we get 40.091 feet. So is the height of the chamber 40.091 feet ? Anyone got access to the original field notes ?

And now the height.

It is given at 104 meters (same sites as above)

or this:

Height 105m
Base 220m
Volume 1,694,000 cu. m
Slope 43° 22'
Dynasty 4
Satellite Pyramids (0)
Queens Pyramids (0)
Ruled 24 years

from this site: [egyptphoto.ncf.ca]

So it would appear to be somewhere between 104 and 105 meters.

Angle is supposed to 43.3667 degrees so this should give us for a height 198.3558 cubits

However on a wide variety of sites the angle is given as 43 degrees even, so which is correct ? At this point I am not sure. Again the original field notes would be helpful.

198.5 cubits would be = 103.954 meters BUT THEN ONLY EQUALS 341.05 FEET not the 343 feet that is claimed and gives a slope angle of 43.387 or 43° 23.2' Extremely close to what is given on some sites.

199 cubits would give us 104.216 and gives a slope angle of 43.459 or 43° 27.6'

200 cubits would give us 104.74 and gives a slope angle of 43.603 or 43° 36.2'

And again peculiar that again metric seems to meet cubit when we see that the length of the sides for The Red Pyramid in meters mirrors 1/2 the base of The Great Pyramid in cubits.

Using the 343 feet that is reported on most sites we get 343 x 12 / 20.618034 = 199.63 cubits and very close to what I think the height is and was meant to be of exactly 200 cubits.

Since this pre-dated The Great Pyramid it could indeed have been a template for it.

For years it has been argued that if there really were geometric secrets hidden at Giza it would have to be elsewhere as well. I at that time suggested there probably were but that the other sites had just not been studied yet. It appears that that is most certainly the case and that all of the monuments of The 3rd and 4th Dynasties were and are the sum knowledge of The Ancient Builders and their geometric knowledge and mathematical skills not to mention their incredible stone masonry work.

Regards
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