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.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian necropolis → archaeological site →
alsoKnownAs	Abu Sir → Abusir necropolis →
civilization	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 Plateau → Saqqara necropolis →
locatedIn	Giza Governorate →
locatedNear	Cairo →
locatedOn	west bank of the Nile →
mainDevelopmentPeriod	Fifth Dynasty →
material	limestone → mudbrick →
nearbySettlement	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 (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abu Rawash necropolis → Memphis (Egypt) ("pyramid fields of Abusir") → Mit Rahina ("Abu Sir") → Saqqara necropolis ("Abusir necropolis") →	nearbySite
Abu Sir necropolis ("Abusir necropolis") → Abu Sir necropolis ("Abu Sir") →	alsoKnownAs
Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur →	contains
Sahure ("Abusir") →	cultCenter
Lower Egypt ("Abusir") →	hasArchaeologicalSites
Memphis (ancient city) ("Abu Sir") →	hasNecropolis
Sahure ("Abusir") →	hasPyramidComplexAt
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ("Abusir") →	hasRoyalNecropolis
Old Kingdom of Egypt ("Abusir") →	hasSite
Sahure ("pyramid complex at Abusir") →	knownFor
Memphis (Egypt) →	locatedNear
Manf ("Abu Sir") →	nearNecropolis
Sahure ("Abusir necropolis") →	pyramidLocation