Meidum - Tomb Chamber

On the north side of the Pyramid of Meidum a section of the old casing, with the entrance, is exposed. A passage 187ft/57m long cuts down obliquely into the rock, runs horizontally for a short distance and then rises to enter the tomb chamber, 20ft/6m long by 81ft/2.60m across and faced with limestone slabs. The cedar wood beams which are still to be seen may have served to support the structure in some way, or alternatively may have been used in the transport of some heavy item such as a sarcophagus. The tomb was plundered by tomb robbers during the 20th Dynasty, entering by the hole in the south wall.