It seems that imperial measure does fit the coffer in the 2nd pyramid so for interest. Just as the coffer in the Great pyramid is related to the volume of that pyramid so is the coffer of the second pyramid.
Petrie measured the outside and inside of the coffer p.36;
The outside;
length 103.68 inches (8.64 imperial feet)
Width 41.97 inches (3.497 inches or 3.5 feet this being confirmed by his measurement of the lid 42 inches)
Height depth 38.12 plus lid 9.9 48.02 inches (4 feet 48 inches).
The volume then = 120.96 cubic feet and readers will notice the closeness to a sacred number 1296. And so the volume is connected to the overall volume of the pyramid in this way.
coffer volume 120.96 x 1296000 = 156,764,160 or twice the volume of the pyramid 78,382,080 cubic feet.
Why is this significant?? Well the second pyramid has a height in cubits 19.8 inches or 1.5 imperial feet of the first 3 numbers for pi 314. There are 314 cubits in the height of the pyramid and this equals 471 imperial feet (143.5608m).
Volume of pyramid 78,382,080 / 471 height and finding the base length = 706.575 imperial feet 8478.9 inches (215.364m).Petrie gave 8474.9 inches.
To confirm this finding the interior volume of the coffer can be examined and how it relates to the volume of the pyramid overall. Petrie;
inside length 84.73 inches
width 26.69 inches
depth 29.59 inches
The inside volume of the coffer then according to Petrie = 38.7246 cubic feet and this volume is very similar to the Great pyramid coffer but slightly different. The coffer in the Great Pyramid has a volume which is 1/2,200,000th that of the pyramid itself.
In the second pyramid because I think it is slightly smaller the ratio is 1/2,020,000th that of the pyramid. The interior volume of the pyramid 38.7246 x 2,020,000 = 78,223,692 / 471 to arrive at base 705.86 imperial feet 8470 inches.
You can observe that by checking one method against the other this was the intention of the architects.
Because the second pyramid is a 3 4 5 pyramid a coincidence occurs with the cubit and foot as the height of the pyramid 471 feet = 314 cubits (19.8ins) and the base of the pyramid 706.5 feet in cubits is the same number as in the height 471.
Petrie measured the outside and inside of the coffer p.36;
The outside;
length 103.68 inches (8.64 imperial feet)
Width 41.97 inches (3.497 inches or 3.5 feet this being confirmed by his measurement of the lid 42 inches)
Height depth 38.12 plus lid 9.9 48.02 inches (4 feet 48 inches).
The volume then = 120.96 cubic feet and readers will notice the closeness to a sacred number 1296. And so the volume is connected to the overall volume of the pyramid in this way.
coffer volume 120.96 x 1296000 = 156,764,160 or twice the volume of the pyramid 78,382,080 cubic feet.
Why is this significant?? Well the second pyramid has a height in cubits 19.8 inches or 1.5 imperial feet of the first 3 numbers for pi 314. There are 314 cubits in the height of the pyramid and this equals 471 imperial feet (143.5608m).
Volume of pyramid 78,382,080 / 471 height and finding the base length = 706.575 imperial feet 8478.9 inches (215.364m).Petrie gave 8474.9 inches.
To confirm this finding the interior volume of the coffer can be examined and how it relates to the volume of the pyramid overall. Petrie;
inside length 84.73 inches
width 26.69 inches
depth 29.59 inches
The inside volume of the coffer then according to Petrie = 38.7246 cubic feet and this volume is very similar to the Great pyramid coffer but slightly different. The coffer in the Great Pyramid has a volume which is 1/2,200,000th that of the pyramid itself.
In the second pyramid because I think it is slightly smaller the ratio is 1/2,020,000th that of the pyramid. The interior volume of the pyramid 38.7246 x 2,020,000 = 78,223,692 / 471 to arrive at base 705.86 imperial feet 8470 inches.
You can observe that by checking one method against the other this was the intention of the architects.
Because the second pyramid is a 3 4 5 pyramid a coincidence occurs with the cubit and foot as the height of the pyramid 471 feet = 314 cubits (19.8ins) and the base of the pyramid 706.5 feet in cubits is the same number as in the height 471.
