Facts About Pyramid of Teti at Saqqara

Pyramid of Teti at Saqqara

Facts About Pyramid of Teti at Saqqara

He added that King Teti was the founder of the Sixth Dynasty and was a supporter of the movement of Onas, the last king of the Fifth Dynasty the last king of the Fifth Dynasty against the priests of the sun god and their great control over the country. He was also closely related to the movement that took place in Minaf to elevate its idol “Ptah” in order to balance it with “Ra” the idol of “Heliopolis”

The doctrine of “Osiris” began to spread greatly among the people, and amid these different currents, “Teti” sat on the throne of the country, and tried to conduct the affairs of government amid these storms, and it seems that he did not succeed, and the Egyptian historian “Maniton” confirms that he died murdered by his guards, and was buried in his pyramid that he built in Saqqara.

The pyramid of King Teti is located northeast of the Step Pyramid, and the pyramid appears to be a pile of stones and sand, and there is no doubt that it has been tampered with and destroyed, as the cladding that represented smooth stones on the outer faces has been removed.

The entrance to the pyramid is located on the northern side and leads to the burial chamber, and some of the walls inscribed with pyramid texts have been destroyed. To enter the burial chamber, we descend from the ramp that is located on the floor of the mountain in the northern facade of the pyramid, which is currently equipped with a wooden staircase that leads to a lobby. 

And then we pass through a horizontal corridor, and this corridor ends with three rooms, then we reach the coffin room, whose ceiling is a pointed, star-carved gemstone representing the sky to which the king ascended, and the room is covered with pyramid texts. The mission also found the layout of the temple, as well as three mud-brick warehouses in the southeast corner of the temple to store offerings and tools that were used in the revival of the queen's faith.

Inside the Titi pyramid, you will discover a burial chamber that houses various intriguing artifacts. These include an incomplete greywacke sarcophagus, a partially intact lid fragment, and a canopic container, which, interestingly, is represented by a basic cavity in the ground. Notably, this royal sarcophagus stands out as it bears inscriptions, faintly engraved within the hollow interior of the vessel, marking the first instance of such inscriptions being found in such a location. 

Teti, who was also called Othoes, Tata, Atat, or Athath, was the very first king of the Sixth Dynasty in Egypt. He was buried at a place called Saqqara. We're not sure exactly how long he ruled for because the information got lost, but people think it was around 12 years.

The Pyramid of Teti is an ancient Egyptian pyramid located in the Saqqara necropolis, near Cairo, Egypt. It is the burial monument of Pharaoh Teti, who ruled during the Sixth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom period.

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