(serious) Why didn't the Egyptians write about and catalog about building the pyramids? Are there any books written about building them? IE, labor, design, etc. | AskHistorians Archive Observer

(serious) Why didn't the Egyptians write about and catalog about building the pyramids? Are there any books written about building them? IE, labor, design, etc.

by kjvlv

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Hi, I just ran into this post while searching for something. You may be interested in this answer by /u/Bentresh

Is it true that "two hundred years after the last pyramid was reared in their country, Egyptians were as baffled by the big masonries as everyone else?" In other words, did they forget how to build the pyramids? How/why?