Khufu ship
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The Khufu ship is an ancient full-sized cedarwood vessel, over 4,500 years old, discovered buried near the Great Pyramid and believed to have been intended for the pharaoh Khufu’s use in the afterlife.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khufu ship canonical | 1 |
| Solar barque of Khufu | 1 |
| Solar boat of Khufu | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian ship
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ funerary boat ⓘ museum exhibit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Khufu ship
ⓘ
surface form:
Solar barque of Khufu
Khufu ship ⓘ
surface form:
Solar boat of Khufu
|
| associatedWith |
Fourth Dynasty pharaohs
ⓘ
Khufu ⓘ
surface form:
Pharaoh Khufu
|
| buriedNear |
Great Pyramid of Giza
ⓘ
Great Pyramid of Giza ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid of Khufu
|
| condition | well preserved ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key source for understanding ancient Egyptian shipbuilding
ⓘ
one of the oldest intact ships in the world ⓘ |
| dateOfCreation | circa 2500 BCE ⓘ |
| depicts | concept of the solar journey of the king ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Kamal el-Mallakh
ⓘ
Zaki Nour ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Giza Solar Boat Museum
ⓘ
Grand Egyptian Museum ⓘ |
| foundIn | sealed pit at the base of the Great Pyramid ⓘ |
| function |
solar barque of the sun god Ra
ⓘ
symbolic vessel for the pharaoh’s journey in the afterlife ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
curved ends rising above the waterline
ⓘ
flat bottom suitable for Nile navigation ⓘ lashed-plank construction ⓘ no central keel ⓘ |
| hasMeasurement | displacement suitable for river and possibly coastal use ⓘ |
| hasPart | disassembled planks and components ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the Giza Pyramids UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inception | Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| length |
about 143 feet
ⓘ
about 43.6 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
|
| locatedInTimePeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| madeOf |
Lebanese cedar
ⓘ
cedar wood ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces | over 1200 wooden pieces ⓘ |
| propulsion | oars ⓘ |
| purpose | funerary boat for Pharaoh Khufu ⓘ |
| reconstructedBy | Haj Ahmed Youssef Mustafa ⓘ |
| reconstructedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Grand Egyptian Museum in the 21st century ⓘ |
| width |
about 19.5 feet
ⓘ
about 5.9 metres ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Solar barque of Khufu
this entity surface form:
Solar boat of Khufu