Viggen Posted February 5, 2011 Report Share Posted February 5, 2011 looking at google maps to have a look around the Great Pyramids, a strange big structure nearby struck my eyes, you can see it here http://maps.google.d...29.8665,31.2063 according to this site http://egyptphoto.nc...%20el-mudir.htm it is called Gisr el-Mudir "The Great Square" The enclosure wall seems to have been completed and no trace of a structure has been found inside the walls, which rules out the possibility of a pyramid and so its purpose is still unknown. Pottery recovered from the rubble fill of the enclosure walls dates the structure to Dynasty II, predating Djoser's complex by several years.... ...Recent findings at Khasekhemwy's Abydos tomb have strengthened the belief that the king was Djoser's immediate predecessor - a seal impression on the tomb doorway suggests that Djoser buried Khasekhemwy. It is therefore not unreasonable to suggest Khasekhemwy was the builder of Gisr el-Mudir, which Djoser then copied and developed into his Step Pyramid complex. If this is the case, then Khasekhemwy and not Djoser should be heralded as the builder of Egypt's first stone monument. ...what do you think was the purpose of this structure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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