The so – called funerary enclosure of
Khasekhemwy
today called Shunet El Zebib
was founded around 2700 BC.
by the Ancient Egyptian
king Khasekhemwy
the last ruler of the 2nd dynasty.
The outer wall measures 137 x 77 m and it’s ca. 5 m thick and 12 m high.
The inner wall measures 123 x 56 m and it’s ca. 3 m thick and 8 m high.
The facade of the inner wall was niched, imitating a royal palace facade. This and the enclosure wall around the pyramid complex of Djoser in Saqqara (3rd dynasty)
have a lot of architectural similarities.
The inner area consists of a largely empty court.
In 1988,
O´Conner
discovered a large mound of sand and gravel covered with mud brick within the enclosure
This mound was located more or less in the same area as the Step Pyramid of
King Djoser´s
funerary complex at Saqqara
(The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt by Ian Shaw)
Alongside the mud brick structure was found 14 boats buried in the sand.
They are attributed to King Khasekhemwy.
Shunet el Zebib is in Abydos, Egypt.
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