Headless Pyramid

The Headless Pyramid, otherwise identified as Lepsius XXIX or Steinpyramide XXIX, is the remain of a pyramid complex built in . The identity of the pyramid owner is unclear, though it is suspected to belong to either pharaoh Menkauhor of the Fifth Dynasty or pharaoh Merikare of the Tenth Dynasty, both of whom are known to have built a pyramid.
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Headless Pyramid

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Latitude
29.87556° or 29° 52′ 32″ north
Longitude
31.22293° or 31° 13′ 23″ east
Open location code
7GXHV6GF+65
Open­Street­Map ID
way 836353082
Open­Street­Map feature
building = ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
historic = tomb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism = attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q821146

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Headless Pyramid” goes by many names.
الهرم مقطوع الرأسArabic
هرم مقطوع الرأسArabic
هرم مقطوع الرأسEgyptian Arabic
Pyramide de MenkaouhorFrench
Pyramide de Mérikarê IIFrench
Pyramide n°29 de LepsiusFrench
Kopflose PyramideGerman
Lepsius-XXIX-PyramideGerman
הפירמידה חסרת הראשHebrew
Fejetlen piramisHungarian
Lepsius XXIXHungarian
頭のないピラミッドJapanese
Безглава пирамидаMacedonian
Bezhlavá pyramídaSlovak
Lepsius XXIXSlovak
Menkauhorova pyramídaSlovak
Brezglava piramidaSlovenian
Headless PyramidSpanish
Pirámide sin cabezaSpanish
Başlıksız PiramitTurkish
ہرم مقطوع راسUrdu
Kim tự tháp Cụt đầuVietnamese

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