Unas
E254171
Unas was the last pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, best known for being the first ruler to inscribe the Pyramid Texts in his burial monument at Saqqara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Unas canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Memphite region
ⓘ
sun cult of the Old Kingdom ⓘ |
| burialMonumentName | Pyramid of Unas ⓘ |
| burialMonumentType | pyramid ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| capitalDuringReign | Memphis ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext |
Old Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Kingdom, late 25th to 24th century BCE (approximate)
|
| culture | ancient Egyptian ⓘ |
| depictedAs | a traditional Old Kingdom king in reliefs ⓘ |
| dynasty | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| hasArtifactType | reliefs in his pyramid causeway ⓘ |
| hasNomen | Unas self-link ⓘ |
| hasPraenomen | Unas self-link ⓘ |
| hasPyramidComplexFeature |
causeway
ⓘ
mortuary temple ⓘ satellite pyramids ⓘ valley temple ⓘ |
| hasRoyalNecropolis |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| hasTitle |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ |
| innovation | first use of Pyramid Texts in a royal burial monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pyramid Texts in the Pyramid of Unas
ⓘ
being the first ruler to inscribe Pyramid Texts in his pyramid ⓘ being the last king of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
Ancient Egyptian
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Egyptian
|
| monumentType | step-pyramid-style complex with smooth-sided pyramid core ⓘ |
| period | late Fifth Dynasty ⓘ |
| positionHeld | pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| predecessor | Djedkare Isesi ⓘ |
| pyramidComplexLocation |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
necropolis of Saqqara
|
| pyramidDecoration | Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation |
Saqqara necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Saqqara
|
| pyramidTextContent |
incantations for the king’s afterlife
ⓘ
royal funerary spells ⓘ |
| pyramidTextPurpose | to ensure the king’s resurrection and eternal life ⓘ |
| region | Lower Egypt ⓘ |
| reignedAs | pharaoh of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| ruledFrom | Memphis ⓘ |
| successor | Teti ⓘ |
| successorDynasty | Sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| transitionSignificance | marks the end of the Fifth Dynasty and the beginning of the Sixth Dynasty ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.