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DAHSHUR
The Bent pyramid's satellite






Remains of two stelas on the eastern side of the satellite pyramid.

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The satellite pyramid of the Bent Pyramid rose 32 metres high, but thanks to height of 105 metres of the Bent one, it appears very small. The purpose of a satellite pyramid was to shelter the ka of the pharaoh. The ka was the life force of the deceased, and continued to live in this world.

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