Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II

E166939

Egyptian pyramid complex Old Kingdom monument royal funerary complex

The Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II is an Old Kingdom Egyptian royal pyramid complex built for the consort of Pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai, notable for its associated mortuary temple and position among the 5th Dynasty pyramids at Abusir.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II canonical	2
pyramid complex of Queen Khentkaus II	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian pyramid complex ⓘ Old Kingdom monument ⓘ royal funerary complex ⓘ
architecturalType	step-core pyramid with casing ⓘ
associatedPharaoh	Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ
builtFor	Khentkaus II ⓘ
constructionMaterial	limestone ⓘ mudbrick (in some structures) ⓘ
coreMaterial	local limestone ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culture	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
currentCondition	ruined ⓘ
discoveredBy	Czech archaeological mission ⓘ
dynasty	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
excavatedBy	Miroslav Verner ⓘ
excavationStart	1970s ⓘ
facingMaterial	fine Tura limestone (largely lost) ⓘ
function	cult place for Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ royal tomb ⓘ
hasFeature	decorated reliefs in temple areas ⓘ inscriptions naming Khentkaus II ⓘ north–south oriented mortuary temple ⓘ storage annexes for cult provisions ⓘ
hasPart	causeway (partly preserved) ⓘ cult chapel ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ magazine rooms ⓘ mortuary temple ⓘ offering hall ⓘ pyramid courtyard ⓘ pyramid substructure ⓘ serdab or statue niche ⓘ
heritageStatus	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ surface form: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur"
locatedIn	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir Egypt ⓘ Memphis necropolis ⓘ
namedAfter	Khentkaus II ⓘ
owner	Khentkaus II ⓘ
partOf	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir pyramid field Memphite necropolis ⓘ
period	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
relativeLocation	near the pyramid of Neferefre ⓘ south of the pyramid of Neferirkare ⓘ within the central Abusir pyramid cluster ⓘ
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
significance	important example of a queen’s pyramid complex of the Fifth Dynasty ⓘ provides evidence for the status and titles of Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ
spouseOfOwner	Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ
UNESCOSite	Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Abu Sir necropolis → contains → Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ

Abusir Papyri → relatedTo → Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ

this entity surface form: pyramid complex of Queen Khentkaus II

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → hasNearbyStructure → Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ