Author(s)

Manu Seyfzadeh

Institute for the Study of the Origins of Civilization (ISOC)¹, Boston University’s College of General Studies, Boston, USA.

In 1883, W. M. Flinders Petrie noticed that the vertical thickness and height of certain stone courses of the Great Pyramid² of Khufu/Cheops at Giza, Egypt markedly increase compared to those immediately lower periodically and conspicuously interrupting a general trend of progressive course thinning towards the summit. Having calculated the surface area of each course, Petrie further noted that the courses immediately below such discrete stone thickness peaks tended to mark integer multiples of 1/25th of the surface area at ground level. Here I show that the probable architect of the Great Pyramid, Khufu’s vizier Hemiunu, conceptualized its vertical construction design using surface areas based on the same numerical principles used to design his own mastaba in Giza’s western cemetery and conspicuously used this numerical theme to mark the location of known spaces inside the Great Pyramid. The theme is not only consistent with some spaces proposed still awaiting proof but also suggests there are some still undiscovered.

Great Pyramid, Khufu, Cheops, Hemiunu, Egypt, Giza, Pyramid, Architecture, Hidden Chamber

Seyfzadeh, M. (2018) Hemiunu Used Numerically Tagged Surface Ratios to Mark Ceilings inside the Great Pyramid Hinting at Designed Spaces Still Hidden Within. Archaeological Discovery, 6, 319-337. doi: 10.4236/ad.2018.64016.