This wall carving within the Karnak Temple complex in Egypt commemorates Pharaoh Shishak's military exploits, including an invasion into Israel, c. 925 BC. Shishak is referred to in the Bible, and most scholars believe the invasion depicted in the carving is the same event noted in the Bible in 1 Kings 14:25. The carving displays a large image of the god Amun leading a number of captive cities by ropes. The scene is damaged; but, among others, it lists the Israelite city of Megiddo as one of many attacked by the Egyptians. Click "Read more" below to see the sequence of Egyptian pyramid development from the first pyramid to the Great Pyramid.
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1. Stepped Pyramid at Saqqara
Pharaoh: Djoser, 2630-2611 BC*
197 feet high (60 meters)
2. False Pyramid at Meidum
Pharaoh: Sneferu(?), 2575-2551 BC*
Pharaoh: Sneferu(?), 2575-2551 BC*
302 feet high (92 meters)
3. Bent Pyramid at Dahshur
Pharaoh: Sneferu, 2575-2551 BC*
344 feet high (105 meters)
344 feet high (105 meters)
4. Red (North) Pyramid at Dahshur
Pharaoh: Sneferu, 2575-2551 BC*
344 feet high (105 meters)
Pharaoh: Sneferu, 2575-2551 BC*
344 feet high (105 meters)
5. Great Pyramid at Giza (Cairo)
Pharaoh: Khufu (Cheops), 2551-2528 BC*
481 feet high (147 meters)
*Dates per The Complete Pyramids by Mark Lehner.
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