An ancient work log found in sealed Red Sea caves finally reveals who really built the pyramids—and what the Egyptians actually called them—but the story buried inside changes everything taught about the Great Pyramid’s construction. Merer’s papyrus, the oldest inscribed ever found in Egypt, details daily deliveries of limestone to a place named Akhet Khufu.
In 2013, archaeologists working in sealed caves along Egypt’s Red Sea coast discovered what are now recognized as the oldest inscribed papyri ever found in Egypt. Among the documents was the work log of an official named Merer, whose crew transported limestone from the quarries at Tura to the construction site of the Great Pyramid, referred to in the text by its ancient Egyptian name, Akhet Khufu….