Talking Pyramids

In this week’s photo the two granite columns from the valley temple of Unas can be seen behind his causeway. Unas Causeway and Valley Temple

The photo today comes from the Pyramid Texts Online’s Flickr account and is of the causeway to the pyramid of Unas. Looking down the causeway to the pyramid of Unas

This image is of the passage that leads to the Antechamber of the pyramid of Unas. Entrance corridor of the pyramid of Unas This section of the corridor once held the three granite slabs and the grooves can be seen on either side of the passage. Just beyond this point in the corridor the walls [...]

This week’s photo of the week is of the boat pit that lies beside the Unas Pyramid’s causeway, or processional ramp. Unas Boat Pit One of two, this boat pit is 44m long and is located 150m away from the remains of the funeral temple. Lined with limestone blocks these boat pits are thought to [...]

This week’s photo is of the western gable of the antechamber of Unas. Western gable of the antechamber of Unas. Photo: Jon Bodsworth “Unas appears as Nefertum, the lotus at the nose of Re, as he comes out of the Horizon every day, and at the sight of which the gods purify themselves.” – Utterance [...]

This week’s photo shows the western end of the burial chamber of Unas. Sarcophagus in the burial chamber of Unas. Photo: Jon Bodsworth The texts above the sarcophagus are considered the most important of all the texts in the pyramid of Unas. These are the only texts near the sarcophagus and contain many protective spells [...]

This week’s photo is of the Fragmentary Ointment Jar inscribed for Unas in the Brooklyn Museum.