Pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin
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The pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin, or the pyramid of Hebenu, is a step pyramid in Zawyet el-Maiyitin, located about 120 km south of the Faiyum Oasis and about 8.5 km south of the city of Minya. It is the only Egyptian pyramid built on the eastern bank of the Nile River.
| Pyramid of Zawyet el-Maiyitin | |
|---|---|
 Pyramid in 2006 | |
| Huni ? | |
| Coordinates | 28.0457°N 30.8291°E |
| Constructed | c. 2625 BC[1] |
| Type | Step pyramid |
| Material | limestone |
It is one of a few small provincial pyramids built without tombs, which are believed to have been built under Huni.[1] Other provincial pyramids are located at Edfu South, Elephantine, Naqada, el-Kula, Sinki, and Seila.
In 1911, it was examined by the French Egyptologist Raymond Weill, and in 1962 by the French archaeologist Jean-Philippe Lauer.
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