Abu Sir necropolis

E21660

ancient Egyptian necropolis archaeological site

Abu Sir necropolis is an ancient Egyptian burial site south of Cairo, notable for its Old Kingdom pyramids and tombs of 5th Dynasty pharaohs and officials.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
Abusir	24
Abusir necropolis	10
Abu Sir	7
Abu Sir necropolis canonical	5
Abusir pyramid field	2
Pyramids of Abusir	2
Abusir Sun Temples	1
Abusir necropolis area	1
Abusir pyramids	1
Pyramid complex of Nyuserre at Abusir	1
Unfinished pyramid at Abusir	1
pyramid complex at Abusir	1
pyramid fields of Abusir	1
royal necropolis of Abusir	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian necropolis ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abu Sir Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir necropolis
civilization	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
contains	Pyramid of Neferefre ⓘ Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini ⓘ Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II ⓘ Pyramid of Sahure ⓘ sun temple of Niuserre (probable location nearby) ⓘ sun temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) ⓘ
coordinateApprox	29.90°N 31.21°E ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
discovered	Abusir Papyri ⓘ
dynasty	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
excavatedBy	Czech Institute of Egyptology ⓘ Ludwig Borchardt ⓘ
excavationStart	late 19th century ⓘ
hasEarliestEvidence	Early Dynastic Period burials ⓘ
hasFeature	administrative papyri archives ⓘ causeways and valley temples ⓘ relief-decorated mortuary temples ⓘ step-core pyramid construction ⓘ
hasStructureType	causeways ⓘ mastabas ⓘ pyramids ⓘ sun temples ⓘ valley temples ⓘ
heritageContext	part of the Memphis and its Necropolis UNESCO World Heritage area ⓘ
knownFor	Abusir Papyri ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions	Ancient Egyptian ⓘ
locatedBetween	Giza ⓘ surface form: Giza Plateau Saqqara necropolis ⓘ
locatedIn	Giza Governorate ⓘ
locatedNear	Cairo ⓘ
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile ⓘ
mainDevelopmentPeriod	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Fifth Dynasty
material	limestone ⓘ mudbrick ⓘ
nearbySettlement	ancient city of Memphis ⓘ surface form: ancient Memphis
notableFor	mastaba tombs of high officials ⓘ pyramids of 5th Dynasty pharaohs ⓘ
partOf	Memphis necropolis ⓘ
period	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
usedFor	elite burials ⓘ royal burials ⓘ
writingSystem	hieratic ⓘ hieroglyphs ⓘ

Referenced by (58)

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

Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur → contains → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

Lower Egypt → hasArchaeologicalSites → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

ancient city of Memphis → hasNecropolis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (ancient city)

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Memphis → locatedNear → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

Memphis → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Memphis (Egypt)

this entity surface form: pyramid fields of Abusir

Old Kingdom of Egypt → hasSite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Saqqara necropolis → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Abu Sir necropolis → alsoKnownAs → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Abu Sir necropolis → alsoKnownAs → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Abu Rawash necropolis → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

Manf → nearNecropolis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Mit Rahina → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → hasRoyalNecropolis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Sahure → hasPyramidComplexAt → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Sahure → knownFor → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: pyramid complex at Abusir

Sahure → cultCenter → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Sahure → pyramidLocation → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Memphis necropolis → contains → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Memphis necropolis → notableStructure → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramids of Abusir

sun temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) → associatedSite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby)

Abusir Papyri → locatedIn → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Abusir Papyri → associatedWithSite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Czech Institute of Egyptology → hasResearchSite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Memphis, Egypt → nearbyNecropolis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Greater Cairo archaeological region → hasPart → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

sun temple of Niuserre (probable location nearby) → probableLocation → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Temple of Niuserre

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

Memphite necropolis → contains → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Sahure → locatedIn → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → locatedIn → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → partOf → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → excavationSite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Neferefre → locatedIn → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Neferefre → partOf → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

Pyramid of Neferefre → hasNearbyStructure → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir Sun Temples

Pyramid of Neferefre → belongsTo → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: royal necropolis of Abusir

Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini → locatedIn → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini → partOf → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir pyramid field

Pyramid of Nyuserre Ini → category → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramids of Abusir

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

this entity surface form: Abusir

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

this entity surface form: Abusir pyramid field

Badrashin district → contains → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Men-nefer → nearbyNecropolis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abu Sir

sun temple at Abu Ghurab → locatedNear → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab

this entity surface form: Abusir

sun temple at Abu Ghurab → belongsToSiteCluster → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis area

sun temple at Abu Ghurab → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

subject surface form: Sun Temple at Abu Ghurab

this entity surface form: Abusir pyramids

Neferhetepes II → burialPlace → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir necropolis

House of Userkaf → burialRegion → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Shepseskare → burialSiteHypothesis → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab → locatedNear → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Abusir

Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab → nearbySite → Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pyramid complex of Nyuserre at Abusir