Pyramid of Merenre

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Egyptian pyramid archaeological site royal tomb

The Pyramid of Merenre is an Old Kingdom royal pyramid complex in Saqqara built as the tomb of Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf I of Egypt’s Sixth Dynasty.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pyramid of Merenre canonical 1
Pyramid of Merenre Nemtyemsaf I 1
pyramids of Merenre I 1

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
royal tomb ⓘ
architecturalStyle Old Kingdom pyramid complex ⓘ
associatedWith Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
royal funerary cult ⓘ
belongsTo memorial complexes of Old Kingdom pharaohs ⓘ
builder Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
builtFor Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
category Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Pyramids at Saqqara

Old Kingdom pyramid fields ⓘ
surface form: Pyramids of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
constructionType step-core pyramid with casing stones ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Egypt
dedicatedTo funerary cult of Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
dynasty Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
function tomb of Pharaoh Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
hasComponent antechamber ⓘ
causeway ⓘ
cult pyramid (probable) ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ
entrance corridor ⓘ
pyramid temple ⓘ
sarcophagus chamber ⓘ
serdab or statue niches ⓘ
subterranean burial chambers ⓘ
valley temple ⓘ
hasInscriptions Pyramid Texts ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid Texts (probable or partial)
heritage ancient Egyptian royal mortuary architecture ⓘ
historicalPeriod Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
locatedIn Lower Egypt ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Saqqara
material limestone ⓘ
neighboringSite Pyramid of Pepi I ⓘ
other Old Kingdom pyramids at Saqqara ⓘ
partOf Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
religion Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
timeOfUse reign of Merenre Nemtyemsaf I ⓘ
usedFor royal burial ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Saqqara necropolis → hasMajorMonument → Pyramid of Merenre ⓘ
Pyramid Texts → foundIn → Pyramid of Merenre ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramids of Merenre I
House of Pepi → associatedWithMonument → Pyramid of Merenre ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid of Merenre Nemtyemsaf I