An Egyptian handmade papyrus represents The Sphinx and The Great Pyramids. The largest of the three pyramids at Giza, known as the Great Pyramid, is truly an astonishing work of engineering. It was built over a twenty year period. It was built over twenty years period, for three months of each year, during the Nile’s annual flood when it was impossible to farm the land and most of the population was unemployed. The Sphinx features a lion’s body and a human head adorned with a royal headdress. He represents the face of King Khafre.