El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis

Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom provincial small pyramid (one of 7 provincial pyramids Huni/Sneferu) pyramid with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2670 BCE

Period

Old Kingdom (3rd Dynasty c.2670–2610 BCE Huni? or Sneferu provincial 7 small pyramids)

Culture

Old Kingdom provincial small pyramid (one of 7 provincial pyramids Huni/Sneferu)

Purpose

Provincial small step pyramid (18.6 m base) on El Kula hill — 7 Huni provincial markers from Elephantine to Zawiyet el-Mayitin

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1892

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 1200 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis

2. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis

3. c. 2670 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis

• El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — primary structure

  25.1331° N · 32.7328° E

• El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — primary structure

  25.1345° N · 32.7320° E

• El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at El Kula Pyramid — Small Step Pyramid near Hierakonpolis — primary structure

  25.1332° N · 32.7331° E