Talking Pyramids: Ancient Egyptian Pyramids

Here are some more photos of the boat museum built to house the first of Khufu’s funeral boats. These photos were supplied by Guy Flaneur who has done an excellent job of capturing a variety of interesting views of Khufu’s boat, and some of the accompanying objects in the boat museum.

A slide show of his photographs can be viewed by clicking on any of the photos below:

Inside the Boat Museum, located on the south side of Khufu's pyramid. Photo by Guy Flaneur.

Khufu's boat and the pit in which is was found. Photo by Guy Flâneur.

Ropes from Khufu's Solar Barque. Photo by Guy Flâneur.

Download the journal, “Funerary Boats and Boat Pits of the Old Kingdom.” Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2001 by Hartwig Altenmuller.

Here is a description from the journal:

“The article deals with the problem of boats and boat pits of royal and non-royal provenance. Starting from the observation that in the Old Kingdom most of the boats from boat graves come in pairs or in a doubling of a pair the boats of the royal domain are compared with the pictorial representations of the private tombs of the Old Kingdom where the boats appear likewise in pairs and in ship convoys. The analysis of the ship scenes of the non-royal tomb complexes of the Old Kingdom leads to the result that the boats represented in the tomb decoration of the Old Kingdom are used during the night and day voyage of the tomb owner. Accordingly the ships in the royal boat graves are considered to be boats used by the king during his day and night journey.”

Find more in the way of Field Reports, photos & video of Khufu’s boat pits, and more at The Giza Archives.

Tags: boat, Khufu

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