Explorations in Bible lands during the 19th century (1903)
Hilprecht, H. V. (Hermann Vollrat), 1859-1925, Benzinger, I. (Immanuel), 1865-1935, Hommel, Fritz, 1854-1936, Jensen, P. (Peter), 1861-1936, Steindorff, Georg, 1861-1951 · Philadelphia : A. J. Holman · leaf 775
rought in limestone. Usually the pyramid field In the south ends with the 662 EXPLORATIONS IN BIBLE LANDS pyramid of Medum, like the pyramid of Zoser at Saqqara,a step pyramid, which originally consisted of seven towers,of which only three remain, one rising above the other.In the year 1882 these… … The Step Pyramid of Medum later, Petrie continued the excavations here, being successfulin discovering a small temple, which was erected on the eastside of the pyramid and intended for the worship of theking who was buried there. It is a plain sanctuary builtof limestone, consisting of only two…
