Whether the pyramid was finished or left unfinished is disputed among experts. The egyptologist Rainer Stadelmann believes that the pyramid was indeed finished, but others, such as Miroslav Verner, think that the building was left unfinished because of the pharaoh's premature death.[4][2] In particular, no traces of outer cladding were found, which could hint that there never was one because the pyramid was not completed.[3]