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The pyramid of Snefru of Meidum:
The Meidum pyramid lies close to the entrance to el-

Faiyum, about 50km south of Dashur on the western edge of the
cultivated area where it becomes desert. The monument was
originally ascribed to the king Huni; who ruled for around
fourteen years at the end of Dynasty III – primarily because he
had no other pyramid in his name. The current archaeological
thought is that it was probably built by Snefru, Huni's son and
successor and the first king of Dynasty IV, although Huni may
have laid the foundations. There is no record of Huni at all in the
structure but Petrie found several blocks with grafitti giving the
date of Snefru's 17th year of reign. There is also a Dynasty XVIII
grafitti naming Snefru in a passage and chamber of the mortuary
temple.

The pyramid at Meidum was constructed in steps in the
manner of the old style step pyramids, first with seven steps
which was amended to eight and then filled in with packing and

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