Names of the pyramids of Ancient Egypt
Old Kingdom
| Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dashur - Sneferu is Shining,Sneferu is rising, Sneferu appears |
| Bent Pyramid of Sneferu at Dashur - Sneferu is Shining in the South, Sneferu rises in the south, Sneferu appears in the south |
| Red Pyramid of Sneferu at Dashur - Often given as "Sneferu Shines" but more accurately translated as "Sneferu rises" or "Sneferu appears" |
| Red Pyramid of Sneferu at Dashur - variant often translated as "the shining one" but more accurately "the one who appears" or "the one who rises" |
| Pyramid of Menkaure at Giza - "Menkaure is divine" |
| Pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Rawash - "Djedefre's starry sky" |
| Pyramid of Sahure at Abusir - "Sahure's soul rises" or "the soul of Sahure appears" |
| Pyramid of Niuserre at Abusir - "the places of Niuserre endure" |
Middle Kingdom
| Pyramid of Amenemhat II at Dashur - "Amenemhet is mighty" (apparently also known as "Amenemhet is provided for") |
