The pyramid of Sahure (Egyptian: Ḫꜥỉ-bꜣ Sꜣḥw-Rꜥ, lit. 'Rising of the ba of Sahure') is a pyramid complex built in the late 26th to 25th century BC for...
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Sahure (also Sahura, meaning "He who is close to Re"; died c. 2477 BC) was a king of ancient Egypt and the second ruler of the Fifth Dynasty (c. 2465 –...
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built of low-quality local limestone. The three major pyramids are those of Niuserre, which is also the best-preserved, Neferirkare Kakai and Sahure. The...
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evidence of gilded capstones; for instance, a scene on the causeway of Sahure speaks of the "white gold pyramidion of the pyramid Sahure's Soul Shines"...
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statistics of the pyramids listed in chronological order, when available. Egyptian pyramids Great Sphinx of Giza Lepsius list of pyramids List of Egyptian...
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The pyramid of Khafre or of Chephren is the middle of the three Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza, the second tallest and second largest of the group...
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known about the structure. It is situated between the pyramid of Sahure and the sun temple of Userkaf, and thus probably post-dates their construction...
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Abusir (section Major pyramids)
royal pyramids are the earliest, Pyramid of Sahure, known for its finely carved reliefs the Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai, the tallest pyramid at the...
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Shepseskare (category Pharaohs of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt)
the alignment of pyramids of Sahure, Neferirkare Kakai and Neferefre: they form a line pointing to Heliopolis, just as the three pyramids of Giza do. In...
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The construction of the Egyptian pyramids can be explained with well-established scientific facts, however there are some aspects that are even today considered...
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known as the "Age of the Pyramids" or the "Age of the Pyramid Builders", as it encompasses the reigns of the great pyramid-builders of the Fourth Dynasty...
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of the pyramid of Sahure, at Abusir; here he appears similar to the god Hapi, but with his body filled by water ripples. Nu (mythology) List of water deities...
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List of finds in the substructures or interiors of Egyptian pyramids that have been explored and still contained notable findings in modern times. An...
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the third and final pyramid in line on the Abusir diagonal, it follows that it is the third in line of succession following Sahure and Neferirkare. Similarly...
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Tahtib (category Culture of Egypt)
period, located in the south-western suburbs of Cairo. On some of the reliefs of the Pyramid of Sahure (V dynasty, c. 2500 BC); the images and explanatory...
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the pyramid in line with Heliopolis. The Abusir diagonal is a figurative line connecting the north-west corners of the pyramids of Neferirkare, Sahure and...
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A pyramidion (plural: pyramidia) is the capstone of an Egyptian pyramid or the upper section of an obelisk. Speakers of the Ancient Egyptian language...
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of the Pyramid of Sahure, exploring the entire mortuary complex. He published his discoveries in a two-volume study Das Grabdenkmal des Konigs Sahure...
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The pyramid of Djoser, sometimes called the Step Pyramid of Djoser or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the Saqqara necropolis...
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Meidum (redirect from Pyramid of Meidum)
Mr(y)-Jtmw, lit. 'beloved of Atum', Ancient Greek: Μοι(ε)θυμις) is an archaeological site in Lower Egypt. It contains a large pyramid and several mudbrick...
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copper drainage pipes appeared in Egypt, by the time of the construction of the Pyramid of Sahure at Abusir, c.2400 BCE. Shell, Terracotta, Copper, and...
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The pyramid of Senusret II (Egyptian: Ḫˁ Sn-wsr-t, lit. 'Senusret shines') at El Lahun is the pyramid complex constructed for the pharaoh Senusret II...
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during the late Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2055–1650 BC). It is one of the five remaining pyramids of the original eleven pyramids at Dahshur in Egypt. Originally...
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The Red Pyramid, also called the North Pyramid, is the largest of the pyramids located at the Dahshur necropolis in Cairo, Egypt. Named for the rusty reddish...
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The pyramid of Menkaure is the smallest of the three main pyramids of the Giza pyramid complex, located on the Giza Plateau in the southwestern outskirts...
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Pyramid of Neferefre Pyramid of Neferirkare Pyramid of Nyuserre Pyramid of Sahure Sun temple of Nyuserre Sun temple of Userkaf Dahshur Bent Pyramid Black...
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The Pyramid Texts are the oldest ancient Egyptian funerary texts, dating to the late Old Kingdom. They are the earliest known corpus of ancient Egyptian...
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Fragments of the list have been discovered in the mortuary temples of the Fifth Dynasty rulers Sahure, Neferirkare Kakai, and Nyuserre. In Unas's pyramid, only...
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causeway of the pyramid belonging to king Sahure. Here, Neferhetepes is shown as mother of King Sahure, and she was therefore most likely the wife of Userkaf...
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Khaemweset (category People of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt)
pyramid of Unas at Saqqara, the tomb of Shepseskaf called the Mastabat al-Fir’aun, the sun-Temple of Nyuserre Ini, the Pyramid of Sahure, the Pyramid...
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