Fourth Dynasty of Egypt

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Ancient Egyptian dynasty dynasty

The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancient Egyptian dynasty → dynasty →
capital	Memphis →
chronologicalPosition	first phase of the Old Kingdom pyramid age →
country	Ancient Egypt →
currency	barter economy →
dynasticNumber	4 →
endTime	c. 2494 BC →
era	Old Kingdom →
followedBy	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt →
follows	Third Dynasty of Egypt →
founder	Sneferu →
governmentForm	absolute monarchy →
hasPharaoh	Djedefre → Huni’s descendants → Khafre → Khufu → Menkaure → Shepseskaf → Sneferu →
hasTitle	Fourth Dynasty →
knownFor	Great Pyramid of Giza → monumental architecture → pyramid construction → strong central monarchy →
language	Egyptian language →
notableFor	development of royal funerary cults →
notableMonument	Bent Pyramid → Giza pyramid complex → Great Pyramid of Giza → Great Sphinx of Giza → Pyramid of Khafre → Pyramid of Menkaure → Red Pyramid →
partOf	Old Kingdom of Egypt →
precededByCapital	Memphis →
region	Lower Egypt → Nile Valley →
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion →
royalNecropolis	Abu Rawash → Dahshur → Giza →
significantDeity	Horus → Osiris → Ra →
startTime	c. 2613 BC →
usedWritingSystem	Egyptian hieroglyphs → hieratic script →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bent Pyramid → Djedefre → Great Pyramid of Giza → Khufu → Meidum Pyramid ("4th Dynasty of Egypt") → Menkaure → Menkaure mortuary temple → Pyramid of Menkaure → Pyramid of Sneferu at Dahshur → Red Pyramid → Sneferu →	dynasty
Abu Rawash necropolis → King’s Chamber → Queen’s Chamber →	associatedWith
Giza Pyramids →	constructedDuring
Grand Gallery →	constructionPeriod
Great Sphinx of Giza →	estimatedConstructionDynasty
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt →	follows
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ("Fourth Dynasty") →	hasTitle
Pyramid of Khafre →	pharaohDynasty
Bent Pyramid →	pharaohOfBuilder
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt →	precededBy
Khafre →	reignDynasty
Menkaure →	reignedIn
Djedefre ("Fourth Dynasty royal family") →	royalHouse
Old Kingdom of Egypt →	rulingDynasty