page_title: Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi
section_title: Mortuary complex
hierarchical_section_title: Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi / Mortuary complex
caption_attribution_description: Essai d'élévation du temple haut et de la pyramide de Djedkarê Isési
context_page_description: 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.
  Djedkare Isesi's monument complex encompasses: a main pyramid; a mortuary temple situated on the east face of the main pyramid; a valley temple buried under modern Saqqara; a causeway that has been only partially dug out; and a cult pyramid. The main pyramid had a six-stepped core built from roughly cut limestone bound together by clay mortar which was then encased in fine white Tura limestone reaching a peak height of 52.5 m. The casing has been plundered, and the top three steps of the core have been lost, leaving the pyramid a paltry 24 m tall. The basic dimensions of Djedkare's pyramid were adopted by succeeding kings in their own funerary monuments. Inside Djedkare Isesi's pyramid substructure, remains of the burial have been found alongside the mummy remains of Djedkare Isesi himself. The mummy and linen wrapping have undergone Carbon-14 dating which have given a common range of 2886–2507 BC.
caption: Three dimensional model of Djedkare's pyramid complex
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