What did the ancient Greeks and Egyptians call the pyramids, and what did these ancient words originally mean?

The ancient Egyptians are famous for their elaborate ... One of these involves the location of the famous pharaoh who built the Great Pyramid, Khufu. Despite knowing where his tomb is (his tomb ...

"His name was in the inscriptions but does not survive the depredations of ancient tomb robbers ... Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom eras when Egyptian pharaohs were among the most powerful figures ...

A joint Egyptian-American archaeological team made the discovery in the Mount Anubis necropolis in Abydos, a major city in ancient Upper ... but the name of the king buried within the tomb is ...

Burial chamber unearthed seven meters (23 feet) underground It was discovered at important ancient Egyptian city Abydos The pharaoh's name was obliterated by ancient tomb robbers March 27 (Reuters ...

Archaeologists have discovered the large limestone burial chamber of an unidentified ancient Egyptian pharaoh near the city of Abydos dating ... was bare – apparently long ago plundered by grave ...