Bakare Quick Facts
ChronologyDynasty: 4th
Predecessor: Khephren
Successor: Mykerinos
Reign: 2492 - 2490 BC.
Bakare
is a very poorly attested king, known mainly from some fragments found
near a pyramid at Zawyet el-Aryan, which may have been built for him.
Stylistically and architecturally, this pyramid belongs to the 4th
Dynasty, which has lead some researchers to place Bakare's reign
immediately after Khefren's.
Titulary of Bakare
Kinglists
- bA kABaka
Manetho
Africanus: BicherisEusebius: Eusebius does not mention this king
Alternative names in modern-day literature
Pyramid at Zawyet el-Aryan
Based
on stylistic criteria, a pyramid built at Zawyet el-Aryan must be dated
to the 4th Dynasty. There are some hieratic inscriptions that appear to
mention the name of a king, but the name has been read in a variety of
ways: Nebka, Wehemka, Steh-ka or Baka. If the latter reading is correct,
then this might be a confirmation of the existence of Bakare, a king
mentioned in some kinglists and assumed to have been the immediate
successor of Khefren.
The pyramid itself was intended to measure about 200 by 200 metres. Had it been finished, it would risen almost as high as Khefren's pyramid in Giza.
The pyramid itself was intended to measure about 200 by 200 metres. Had it been finished, it would risen almost as high as Khefren's pyramid in Giza.
Source: Lehner, Complete Pyramids, p. 139.
Unlike the pyramids of Khefren and Kheops, the burial chamber of this pyramid was constructed in a pit that was dug some 21 metres deep in the ground. This building technique is strongly reminiscent of the pyramid of Djedefre at Abu Rawash.
The pyramid was surrounded by an enclosure wall measuring 665 by 420 metres.
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