[trevyn]

This is a big part of Kurt Mendelssohn's thesis in The Riddle of the Pyramids, which is a very enjoyable read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Mendelssohn#The_Pyramid_T...

Also, I am pleased that this discussion is in a thread about Cairo.

[dredmorbius]

Thank you!

I'd arrived at the possibility independently, glad to see I'm not the first. Hugely appreciate the reference.