MysteriesHow the Great Pyramid was builtArtifactsQuarry marks of work gangs naming Khufu in the relieving chambers
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Red-painted gang names and cartouches on the backs of blocks, written before the blocks were set and never meant to be seen.
Richard William Howard-Vyse and John Shae Perring, 1837. Public domain
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DocumentRichard William Howard-Vyse and John Shae Perring · archive.org · 1840 · Public domainPrimary source: Operations Carried on at the Pyramids of Gizeh in 1837, volume 11 step from the original
Where it was made
Great Pyramid of Giza · Pyramid
Sources 2
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Quarry marks of work gangs naming Khufu in the relieving chambers [Artifact ART0CSMP8E602WD]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CSMP8E602WD
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