Red Pyramid of Snofru with Bent Pyramid beyond, Dahshur
Egyptian hieroglyphics carved in granite, Memphis Museum
Statue of Ramses II, Memphis Museum
After Saqqara, we inteded to go to Abusir. We were told that Abusir was closed so we decided to go to Dahshur instead. Dahshur was another well-known necropolis that served the royal members of Memphis in the Old Kingdom. Known for the three unique pyramids, Dahshur is another unmissable site near Cairo if one is interested in Egyptian pyramids. Our taxi drove us to the three most prominent pyramids in Dahshur, including the Bent, Red and Black Pyramids. There wasn't much tourists at Dahshur, so we decided to pay the admission for entering the Red Pyramid, the oldest smooth plane pyramid.
The sloped ramp down to the burial chamber at the heart of the pyramid was narrow and dark. For the entire way I had to walk with my back bent down. The ramp was dark and there wasn't much head space in the tunnel. It was no easy feat to finally find our way into the not-so-impressive and small chambers at the heart. As predicted no artifacts were in display in the chamber. I found the chamber ceiling quite interesting. It was a neatly done ceiling coffer that reminded me of the stepped pyramid at Saqqara.
Our next stop was Memphis Museum to check out the enormous limestone statue of Ramses II. It lies in the feature gallery of small Memphis Museum.
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