Pyramid of Teti Archaeological Site

Address: Pyramid of Teti, Saqqara necropolis, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Website: http://egymonuments.gov.eg/

Hours: Archaeological sites in Saqqara generally open 8:00am-5:00pm (seasonal)

The Pyramid of Teti is the burial pyramid of the Sixth Dynasty pharaoh Teti, located at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. The pyramid survives primarily as a ruined superstructure and archaeological remains of its substructures and surrounding mortuary installations.

On site visitors encounter the ruined pyramid platform and archaeological traces of adjoining temple structures and access passages; the monument is one of several royal pyramids and tombs that make Saqqara a major archaeological landscape. Many features are visible only as foundations or excavated chambers.

Built for Pharaoh Teti in the Old Kingdom, the complex formed part of the royal funerary tradition of pyramid plus mortuary cult installations; the site experienced stone robbing and deterioration over the millennia before modern excavations recorded its remains.

The pyramid is situated in the Saqqara necropolis to the south of the Giza area, within the greater Memphite burial zone in Giza Governorate.

• Dynastic context: Associated with the Sixth Dynasty of the Old Kingdom and located in the Saqqara necropolis, which contains multiple royal and elite burials.

What to See#

• Pyramid ruin: The ruined pyramid structure that once covered the king’s burial chamber; the superstructure is heavily damaged and reduced to rubble in many areas.
• Mortuary complex: Fragments of the original mortuary complex and entrance passages that linked the surface pyramid to its substructure.

Saqqara is approximately 30 km south of central Cairo. It is normally visited as part of a day tour from Cairo with car or coach transport; some visitors combine Saqqara with Giza on a long day’s itinerary.

• Combine a visit to the Pyramid of Teti with Saqqara's other sites, including the Step Pyramid, for a fuller sense of Old Kingdom and later funerary landscapes.
• Look for inscriptions in the surrounding necropolis: some mastaba tombs hold well-preserved reliefs.
• Wear sturdy shoes: the site's paths can be uneven and sandy.