Pyramid of Sahure

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Egyptian pyramid complex Old Kingdom pyramid royal funerary monument

The Pyramid of Sahure is an Old Kingdom Egyptian pyramid complex built for the Fifth Dynasty pharaoh Sahure, notable for its well-preserved reliefs and location at Abusir between Giza and Saqqara.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Pyramid of Sahure canonical 4
Pyramid complex of Sahure 1
Pyramid of Sahure at Abusir 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian pyramid complex ⓘ
Old Kingdom pyramid ⓘ
royal funerary monument ⓘ
architecturalInnovation expanded use of fine relief decoration ⓘ
new layout of mortuary temple with transverse hall ⓘ
baseLength about 78.5 meters ⓘ
baseShape square ⓘ
builtFor Sahure ⓘ
surface form: Pharaoh Sahure
casingMaterial fine Tura limestone ⓘ
complexIncludes causeway ⓘ
cult pyramid ⓘ
main pyramid ⓘ
mortuary temple ⓘ
pyramid town ⓘ
valley temple ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 2475 BC ⓘ
constructionStart circa 2480 BC ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culturalSignificance important source for Old Kingdom art and history ⓘ
currentCondition ruined core with largely destroyed casing ⓘ
discoveredBy local inhabitants in antiquity ⓘ
dynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
firstScientificExcavationBy Ludwig Borchardt NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstScientificExcavationDate early 20th century ⓘ
governorate Giza Governorate ⓘ
hasBurialChamber yes ⓘ
influenced later Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes at Abusir ⓘ
locatedBetween Giza ⓘ
Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Saqqara
locatedIn Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ
surface form: Abusir
material basalt ⓘ
granite ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
nearbyMonuments Pyramid of Neferefre ⓘ
Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid of Neferirkare

Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini ⓘ
surface form: Pyramid of Niuserre
notableFor high-quality temple decoration ⓘ
well-preserved reliefs ⓘ
originalHeight about 47 meters ⓘ
owner Sahure ⓘ
period Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
reliefsDepict Sahure’s expeditions to Punt ⓘ
Sahure’s expeditions to Sinai ⓘ
Sahure’s military campaigns ⓘ
offering scenes ⓘ
royal festivals ⓘ
slopeAngle about 50 degrees ⓘ
substructureType descending corridor with horizontal passage and burial chamber ⓘ
templePreservation mortuary temple reliefs relatively well preserved ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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

Abu Sir necropolis → contains → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → notableConstruction → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
Sahure → burialPlace → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid of Sahure at Abusir
Sahure → notableWork → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Sahure
Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → hasNearbyStructure → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
Pyramid of Neferefre → hasNearbyStructure → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ
this entity surface form: pyramid of Sahure
Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini → nearby → Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ