Pyramid of Unas
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The Pyramid of Unas is a Fifth Dynasty Egyptian royal pyramid at Saqqara, renowned as the earliest monument inscribed with the Pyramid Texts, the oldest known corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pyramid of Unas canonical | 5 |
| Pyramid of Teti burial chamber | 1 |
| pyramid of Unas at Saqqara | 1 |
| pyramids of Unas | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian pyramid
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Nut
ⓘ
Osiris ⓘ Ra ⓘ |
| baseLength | approximately 57.7 meters ⓘ |
| builtDuringReignOf | Unas ⓘ |
| builtFor | Unas ⓘ |
| casingMaterial | fine Tura limestone ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 2345 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 2375 BCE ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 29.871°N 31.216°E ⓘ |
| coreMaterial | local limestone ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pharaoh Unas ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Gaston Maspero
ⓘ
Lepsius ⓘ
surface form:
Karl Richard Lepsius (surveyed)
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Egyptian pyramid architecture ⓘ |
| hasBurialChamber | granite-lined burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
causeway
ⓘ
pyramid courtyard ⓘ pyramid temple ⓘ pyramid texts ⓘ serdab ⓘ subterranean burial chamber ⓘ valley temple ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDecoration |
green-painted hieroglyphs
ⓘ
inscribed burial chamber walls ⓘ |
| hasLayout | subterranean corridor leading to antechamber and burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMonument |
causeway decorated with reliefs
ⓘ
mastaba tombs of officials ⓘ |
| hasSarcophagusMaterial | greywacke ⓘ |
| height | approximately 43 meters as built ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| inscriptionScript | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| inscriptionType | Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| locatedInCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
earliest extensive corpus of ancient Egyptian religious spells
ⓘ
earliest known Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| owner | Unas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara pyramid field
|
| period | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| slopeAngle | about 56 degrees ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1979 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
pyramid of Unas at Saqqara
this entity surface form:
pyramids of Unas
this entity surface form:
Pyramid of Teti burial chamber