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title: Pyramidion of Wedjahor
author: Liana Miate
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6568/pyramidion-of-wedjahor/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Pyramidion of Wedjahor

_Authored by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/)_

## Image File

[![Pyramidion of Wedjahor](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6568.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6568.jpg)

## Image Caption

Pyramidion of Wedjahor Dynasty, 664-525 BCE. Probably from Abydos, [Egypt](https://www.worldhistory.org/egypt/). (Made from Limestone). The [pyramid](https://www.worldhistory.org/pyramid/) shape used for some famous royal tombs was also used for private funerary structures. They were usually built in mud brick and topped with a capstone, called a pyramidion. This one is connected on all four sides and links its owner to solar and funerary gods, such as Ra and [Osiris](https://www.worldhistory.org/osiris/). The deceased's mummy lies on a bier. It is being prepared by [Anubis](https://www.worldhistory.org/Anubis/), shown with a jackal's head. From the British Museum (photo taken at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney)

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## About the Author

Liana is the Social Media Editor for Ancient History Encyclopedia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major in ancient Greece, Rome & Late Antiquity. She is particularly passionate about Rome and Greece, and anything to do with mythology or wo
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Miate, L. (2017, May 02). Pyramidion of Wedjahor. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6568/pyramidion-of-wedjahor/>
### Chicago
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### MLA
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