Pyramid Of Khui
The pyramid of Khui is an ancient Egyptian funerary structure datable to the early First Intermediate Period (2181 BC – 2055 BC) and located in the royal necropolis of Dara, near Manfalut in Middle Egypt and close to the entrance of the Dakhla Oasis.Mark Lehner, ''The Complete Pyramids'', London, 2008, Thames & Hudson, , p. 164 ff. It is generally attributed to Khui, a kinglet belonging either to the 8th Dynasty or a provincial nomarch proclaiming himself king in a time when central authority had broken down, c. 2150 BC. The pyramid complex of Khui included a mortuary temple and a mud brick enclosure wall which, like the main pyramid, are now completely ruined. Excavations History of research The ruined pyramid was first mentioned in a 1912 article of the Annales du service des antiquités de l'Égypte by the Egyptian Egyptologist Ahmed Kamal. Later, between 1946 and 1948, the complex was explored by Raymond Weill.Raymond Weill: ''Dara. Campagne de 1946-1948'', Cairo, 1958. ...
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