~Pharaoh Amenhemhat III Pyramidion text helps explain the unique Khufu shafts.
~ The construction of the Great Pyramid precedes the collapses of old Kingdoms throughout the world caused by a massive drought, current consensus by climate studies suggesting a starting date about 2200 BC.
~In this matter exact construction date of the great Pyramid is important, current consensus dates 2580 to 2560 BC, however a single star/sun shaft proposes construction begin and end 2370-2302 BC (the latter year implies finishing touches by Khufu's sons and grandson). Many charcoal carbon14 samples brings the date even earlier 2147 BC. Enters
Amenhemhat III pyramid
was crowned with black capstone pyramidion fortunately with text,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_V2A2NEE4 Great translation!
The North Side text is of astronomial interest:
"Higher is the Ba of the King of upper and Lower Egypt Nimaatre then the height of Orion as it joins the Duat Ra-Horahty, he makes firm the son of Ra of his body Amenemhat, who is in the midst of the northern starry sky"
Nimaatre is the crown name for Amennemhat III, The North side text explicitly joins the sun God RA with Orion and Amenemhat through the Duat, a door, which in my opinion can be a shaft towards the sky.
The North side shaft of the Great Pyramid Kings chamber, the one with the coffin, was pointed towards Orion, The South shaft, more straight, towards our sun (RA), it was (still is) illuminating the shaft at the start of the growing season. Amenemhat pyramidion explanation was directed to the Gods, not the general population. Unfortunately, his pyramid was built 570 years or so after the Great Pyramid. The Southern pyramidion text has no celestial descriptions. But there is a hint of a secret ceremony:
"He who is upon his mountain and behind the king of Upper and Lower Egypt the Lord of doing Nimaatre, united with the Western desert inside the great shrine, the lord of good offering who is in it and given it his inheritance the lord of eternity and everlasting"
This is in large part a description of a coronation ritual inside a great shrine, ascending the pharaoh to be an eternal being, to be a god. By this description, he was likely seated on or in his pyramid with his earthly father behind him (co-regency ceremony?).
The said Queen's chamber of the Great Pyramid was the coronation room of Khufu, the South shaft was precisely aligned to Sirius, the star representing Isis the bride of Osiris. The coronation day was when Isis and RA where at the same altitude shining through this shaft. From this ritual, an exact date of construction can be greatly narrowed, for this reason. If Khufu reigned for more than 30 years, his 2nd coronation day could have been close to November 19 2340 BC.
More work need be done about this.
The following are preceding must read articles:
https://eh2r.blogspot.com/2024/05/introducing-optical-ancient-chronology.html
https://eh2r.blogspot.com/2023/04/astro-dating-ancient-egyptian-ra.html
https://eh2r.blogspot.com/2023/04/astro-dating-ancient-egyptian-ra.html
The above elucidate that there can potentially be many ancient structures or Megaliths which can be backdated, even if the temples or structures have been demolished or damaged, the horizon changes almost never compared to human constructions. WD January 6 2026