<P> As of November 2008 , sources cite either 118 or 138 as the number of identified Egyptian pyramids . Most were built as tombs for the country 's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods . </P>
<P> As of November 2008 , sources cite either 118 or 138 as the number of identified Egyptian pyramids . Most were built as tombs for the country 's pharaohs and their consorts during the Old and Middle Kingdom periods . </P>
who was buried in the pyramids of egypt
who was buried in the pyramids of egypt
pharaohs and their consorts
pharaohs and their consorts