Petrie, William M. Flinders: Researches on the great pyramid, or fresh connections, being a preliminary notice of some facts and a fuller statement (London, 1874)

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THE ANTECHAMBER.

79 Total length of Antechamber passages on floor

= 8 Double King's Chamber Units.

s, N. and S.

to S. side above

íes
ire ins.

base circuit
rail height
mtents

,vays

80
81
82
83
84
85
86

Divided

approximately

thus

Lines over
S. doorway.

Length great step, N. to S. =3 King's Chamber Units.

S. end great step to first granite floor stone = 3
Thence to end of chamber zz 5

Thence to King's Chamber
f Breadth between centres
Centres of side lines to side of doorway

to side grooves

zz5

= i

— l

4

— 5

~~ 6

85 z= Eaising of King's Chamber floor. 86 zz Half internal depth of coffer.

87 Length Antechamber squared

88 Breadth „ „

89 Pyramid base units (of 100 ins.) in Antechamber circuit

zz 8 square double King's Ch. LTnits.
zz 10 square King Chamber Units.
zz Number of double King's Chamber
Units in height.

Pyramid arris -f- Pyramid height

90

height

-

(o*Ml

fl

91 Mean circuit between wainscots

92 Horizontal circuit of granite above wainscots

93 Vertical circuit over E wainscot

.•. The above circuits are J of circuit of King's Chamber wall side.

Has diameter zz E. wainscot height, or 5 King's
Chamber Units, or half King's Chamber radius.

94* r Circuit of leaf grooves, horizontal,

95 I ,, „ itself „

96 Bulk of both wainscots

97 Polar line from Pyramid centre intersects on Pyramid ì

face at level of >

98 Length in Pyramid of said polar line

99 Height of intersection above base

— Coffer N". and E. semicircuit,
35 Coffer S. and W.

r 10 χ bulk coffer bottom.

<• ΙΟ3 χ smallest bulk of coffer.

Top of Antechamber wainscots.

[10 χ circuit of Antechamber at
zz ^ level of said intersection, i.e

above wainscots.
zz 5 X the above circuit.