Pyramid of Unas, Saqqara

Name: Pyramid of Unas
Address: South of the Step Pyramid, Saqqara, 11511, Egypt

#6 among attractions in Saqqara

Unesco, Pyramid, Top attraction, Ruins

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The Pyramid of Unas is a smooth-sided pyramid built in the 24th century BC for the Egyptian pharaoh Unas, the ninth and final king of the Fifth Dynasty. It is the smallest Old Kingdom pyramid, but significant due to the discovery of Pyramid Texts, spells for the king's afterlife incised into the walls of its subterranean chambers. Inscribed for the first time in Unas's pyramid, the tradition of funerary texts carried on in the pyramids of subsequent rulers, through to the end of the Old Kingdom, and into the Middle Kingdom through the Coffin Texts that form the basis of the Book of the Dead. ()

Local name: هرم أوناس Height: 141 ftSlope: 56°Coordinates: 29°52'6"N, 31°12'54"E

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South of the Step PyramidSaqqara 11511 Egypt

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Pyramid of Unas – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pyramid of Djoser, Imhotep Museum, Pyramid of Userkaf, Pyramid of Teti.

~1200 ftNE
Ruins of step pyramid built for pharaoh
Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara
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~740 ftNE
Museum, History museum
Imhotep Museum, Saqqara
4 min walk • The Imhotep Museum is an archaeological museum located at the foot of the Saqqara necropolis complex, near Memphis in Lower Egypt.
0.4 miNE
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Pyramid of Userkaf, Saqqara
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0.6 miNE
Pyramid
Pyramid of Teti, Saqqara
16 min walk • The Pyramid of Teti is a smooth-sided pyramid situated in the pyramid field at Saqqara in Egypt. It is the second known pyramid containing pyramid texts.
1.2 miS
, Pyramid
Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi, Saqqara
32 min walk • The Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi is a late 25th to mid 24th century BC pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Djedkare Isesi. The pyramid is referred to as Haram el-Shawaf by locals. It was the first pyramid to be built in South Saqqara.
1 miS
Pyramid
Mortuary complex of Pepi I, Saqqara
26 min walk • The Pyramid of Pepi I is the pyramid complex built for the Egyptian pharaoh Pepi I of the Sixth Dynasty in the 24th or 23rd century BC. The complex gave its name to the capital city of Egypt, Memphis.
1.2 miS
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Pyramid of Merenre, Saqqara
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1 miS
Pyramid
Pyramid of Reherishefnakht, Saqqara
26 min walk • The Pyramid of Reherishefnakht is the tomb of the ancient Egyptian official Reherishefnakht. It is located in south Saqqara and was built right next to the Pyramid of the 6th Dynasty Pharaoh Pepi I.
0.7 miNE
Pyramid
Headless Pyramid, Saqqara
19 min walk • The Headless Pyramid is an ancient Egyptian pyramid in Saqqara. It was most likely built by the Fifth Dynasty Pharaoh Menkauhor.
~1210 ftN
Monuments and statues
Statue of Ramesses II, Saqqara
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~910 ftSW
Pyramid
Buried Pyramid, Saqqara
5 min walk • The Buried Pyramid is an unfinished step pyramid constructed c. 2645 BC for Sekhemkhet Djoserty. This pharaoh was the second of the Third Dynasty of Ancient Egypt, which reigned over Egypt circa 2686–2613 BC and is usually placed at the beginning of the Old Kingdom of Egypt.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pyramid of Unas?

Nearby attractions include Imhotep Museum, Saqqara (4 min walk), Buried Pyramid, Saqqara (5 min walk), Pyramid of Djoser, Saqqara (6 min walk), Statue of Ramesses II, Saqqara (6 min walk).