Pyramids
The pyramids — particularly the Great Pyramid of Giza — occupy a central place in Zecharia Sitchin’s Anunnaki narrative. Sitchin rejected the conventional view that the Egyptian pyramids were tombs for pharaohs. Instead, he argued they were part of a sophisticated navigation and communication system built by or with the guidance of the Anunnaki.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
| Measurement | Value |
|---|---|
| Original height | 146.6 m (481 ft) |
| Base length | 230.4 m (756 ft) |
| Slope angle | 51° 50’ 35” |
| Casing stones | 144,000 (originally) |
| Estimated weight | 5.9 million tons |
| Alignment to true north | Within 0.05 degrees |
Sitchin’s Interpretation
Not a Tomb
“No pharaoh was ever found buried in the Great Pyramid. It was not a tomb — it was a beacon, a navigational instrument, and a source of power.”
A Navigation Beacon
The Great Pyramid’s polished limestone casing made it shine like a star, serving as:
- A reference point for spacecraft approaching the Sinai spaceport
- A marker at the intersection of Earth’s longest landmass lines
- A geodetic marker encoding the Earth’s dimensions
A Power Plant
While Sitchin focused primarily on the pyramid’s navigational function, he acknowledged that the pyramid’s structure — with its conductive granite and non-conductive limestone layers — could have functioned as an energy device.
The Pyramid’s Internal Chambers
Sitchin interpreted the internal chambers as:
- The King’s Chamber — Not a burial chamber but a control room; the so-called “sarcophagus” was a device
- The Queen’s Chamber — A power generation chamber
- The Subterranean Chamber — An unfinished or alternate purpose room
- The Grand Gallery — A resonance or acoustic amplification hall
- The Shafts — Not air shafts but alignment tubes pointing to Orion and Sirius
The Orion Correlation
Sitchin endorsed the Orion Correlation Theory proposed by Robert Bauval, which argues that the three main Giza pyramids are arranged on the ground to mirror the stars of Orion’s Belt, and that this alignment dates the complex to approximately 10,500 BCE.
Other Pyramids
| Pyramid | Location | Anunnaki Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Step Pyramid (Djoser) | Saqqara | Early Egyptian pyramid, possible proto-beacon |
| Pyramid of Khafre | Giza | Second Giza pyramid, part of beacon system |
| Pyramid of Menkaure | Giza | Third Giza pyramid, part of beacon system |
| Ziggurats | Mesopotamia | The original pyramid form — stepped temples |
Go deeper: Giza (the plateau), Archaeoastronomy-of-Giza, and Pyramid-Wars. This page treats pyramids as a class.
Sitchin Analysis
Where Sitchin Agrees with Mainstream
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The measurements are real: Both Sitchin and mainstream Egyptology agree on the Great Pyramid’s ~146.6 m height, its base, its slope, and its alignment to true north within a fraction of a degree. This is not disputed.
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No body was found inside: Both agree the Great Pyramid held no mummy when entered.
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The shafts have stellar orientations: Both agree they point toward Orion and other regions of the sky.
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Ziggurats are the Mesopotamian stepped form: Both agree on the temple-tower tradition.
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The Orion correlation was proposed: Both agree Bauval mapped the three pyramids to Orion’s Belt.
Where They Differ
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Beacon or tomb: Sitchin reads a navigation beacon and power device. Mainstream reads funerary monuments with mortuary temples, causeways, and boat pits.
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The chambers: Sitchin reads a control room and a coffer-device. Mainstream reads a burial chamber and a granite sarcophagus.
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The date: Sitchin reads 10,500 B.C. via Orion. Mainstream dates Giza to c. 2500 B.C.
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Who built them: Sitchin invokes the Anunnaki. Mainstream cites a workers’ town, quarry marks, and Khufu’s cartouche.
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Encoded geodesy: Sitchin reads Earth’s dimensions. Mainstream reads numerology.
PRO vs CONTRA
| Argument PRO (Sitchin) | Counterargument (mainstream) |
|---|---|
| No mummy was found in the Great Pyramid, so it was not a tomb | Royal tombs were robbed in antiquity; the complex is unmistakably funerary |
| Its shafts and casing made it a beacon and power device | The shafts served the king’s stellar afterlife; the casing was a solar-cult finish |
| The King’s Chamber was a control room, the coffer a machine | The chamber is the burial chamber; the coffer is a granite sarcophagus |
| The three pyramids mirror Orion’s Belt, dating to 10,500 B.C. | The Orion correlation is loose; Egyptology dates Giza to c. 2500 B.C. |
| Its granite-and-limestone layers formed an energy plant | The materials are structural and quarry-sourced choices, not a circuit |
| Only Anunnaki technology could raise millions of tons of stone | A workers’ town, quarry marks, and ramps document Egyptian construction |
| The dimensions encode Earth’s circumference scaled by 43,200 | The correspondences depend on chosen units and rounding |
| Ziggurats and pyramids share one Anunnaki blueprint | Stepped temples and true pyramids are separate regional traditions |
See Also
- Giza — The Giza complex
- Navigation-Beacons — Navigation beacons
- Pyramid-Wars — The wars over the pyramids
- Archaeoastronomy-of-Giza — Giza’s astronomical alignments
- Egypt — Egyptian civilization and religion
- Baalbek — The megalithic platform
Sources
- Sitchin, Z. (1980). The Stairway to Heaven. Chapters 7-9.
- Sitchin, Z. (1985). The Wars of Gods and Men.
- Bauval, R. & Gilbert, A. (1994). The Orion Mystery.
- Lehner, M. (1997). The Complete Pyramids.
- Dunn, C. (1998). The Giza Power Plant.