Shepseskaf

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Shepseskaf was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the Fourth Dynasty and known for commissioning the unique mastaba tomb at South Saqqara instead of a pyramid.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shepseskaf canonical 12
Shepseskaf-ankh 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
associatedWith Saqqara necropolis
attestedBy later king lists
royal titulary inscriptions
tomb architecture at South Saqqara
burialMonument Mastabat el-Fir’aun
burialPlace Saqqara necropolis
surface form: South Saqqara
burialSiteFeature granite casing in parts of the mastaba
rectangular superstructure
capital Memphis
chronologicalPosition late Fourth Dynasty ruler
chronologyStatus reign dates uncertain and debated among Egyptologists
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian culture
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
era Old Kingdom of Egypt
father Menkaure
governmentForm absolute monarchy
hasNameInHieroglyphs špss-kꜣ.f
hasSpouse Bunefer
knownFor abandoning pyramid construction for a large mastaba
being the last king of the Fourth Dynasty
memberOf Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
monarchOf Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
mother Khentkaus I
nameMeaning “His ka is noble”
nativeLanguage Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Ancient Egyptian language
notableWork commissioning the mastaba tomb at South Saqqara
positionHeld Pharaoh of Egypt
precededBy Menkaure
predecessor Menkaure
reignEnd circa 2502 BCE
reignStart circa 2510 BCE
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
succeededBy Userkaf
successor Userkaf
successorDynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
title Horus name Shepseskhaf
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
tombType mastaba

How these facts were elicited

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Instruction
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# Requirements
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Shepseskaf
Description of subject: Shepseskaf was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as the last ruler of the Fourth Dynasty and known for commissioning the unique mastaba tomb at South Saqqara instead of a pyramid.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Menkaure successor Shepseskaf
Menkaure child Shepseskaf
Userkaf predecessor Shepseskaf
Mycerinus successor Shepseskaf
Mycerinus child Shepseskaf
Persenet possiblyMotherOf Shepseskaf
Menkaura successor Shepseskaf
Menkaura hasChild Shepseskaf
Khentkaus I spouse Shepseskaf
Mykerinos succeeded Shepseskaf
Mykerinos hasDaughter Shepseskaf
this entity surface form: Shepseskaf-ankh
Mykerinos hasSuccessor Shepseskaf