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tioned, is that of Medun, which has been very elegant, and 
built in this fmgular form, 
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It is compofed of large pieces of the ufual foft free-ftone, 
joined together with a little cement ; and has been hewn off 
to a ftraight furface. It would be extremely difHcult to afcend 
to the top, which is now very broad ; but it is probable that 
there was another fquare, completing its fummit, which has 
been removed. The north fide has been injured by tearing out 
ftones, which open a view of the interior, which is however 
entirely folid. This pyramid has been fuppofed to be natural 
rock at the bafe, but this miflake mufl have arifen from a part 
being concealed. On removing the fand, (which rifes chiefly 
in the middle,) and on examining the corners, the ftones and 
cement may be obferved to the very bottom. 
The fourth is the moft foutherly of the four pyramids of 
Dafhur, where are two large and two fmall. It is in the form 
of a cone, terminating in an obtufe triangle, and is now much 
damaged. There is no appearance of any cafing on this or any 
other of the pyramids. The ftones do not point to the center, 
like thofe of the great pyramids of Jize. The faces of all thefc 
pyramids are directed to the four cardinal points of the com- 
pafs. Near them ftands one of unburned brick, and a fmall 
one of ftone, not completed. 
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