Sekhemkhet

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Sekhemkhet was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the Third Dynasty, best known for his unfinished step pyramid at Saqqara.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sekhemkhet canonical 7
Pharaoh Sekhemkhet 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Third Dynasty pharaoh
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedWith Saqqara necropolis
attestedBy seal impressions
stone vessel inscriptions
attestedIn archaeological remains
king lists
burialMonument Buried Pyramid
burialSite Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara
capitalDuringReign Memphis
chronologicalPosition successor of Djoser in Third Dynasty
coregencyOrSuccessionContext early Old Kingdom
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian civilization
dynasty 3rd Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Third Dynasty of Egypt
era Old Kingdom of Egypt
surface form: Early Old Kingdom period
historicalSignificance development of early pyramid architecture
kingdom Old Kingdom of Egypt
knownFor short reign
unfinished step pyramid at Saqqara
languageOfInscriptions Egyptian hieroglyphs
mainArchaeologicalSite Unfinished step pyramid complex at Saqqara
monumentType pyramid complex
nameInHieroglyphs Sḫm-ḫt
predecessor Djoser
pyramidAlternativeName Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
surface form: Buried Pyramid of Sekhemkhet
pyramidComplexFeature enclosure wall
subterranean galleries
unfinished superstructure
pyramidComplexLocation south of Djoser’s Step Pyramid at Saqqara
pyramidConstructionMaterial limestone
pyramidDesignAttribution Imhotep
surface form: Imhotep (possible)
pyramidExcavationStart 1950s
pyramidExcavator Zakaria Goneim
pyramidLocation Saqqara necropolis
surface form: Saqqara
pyramidStatus unfinished
pyramidType step pyramid
regionRuled Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
reignPeriod 3rd Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Third Dynasty of Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse 3rd Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Third Dynasty royal house
royalTitle Pharaoh
surface form: Horus king

King of Upper and Lower Egypt
sovereignType monarch
successor Khaba
throneName Sekhemkhet self-link
throneNameMeaning Powerful in body

Referenced by (8)

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

Djoser successor Sekhemkhet
3rd Dynasty of Egypt hasMonarch Sekhemkhet
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet attributedTo Sekhemkhet
this entity surface form: Pharaoh Sekhemkhet
Pyramid of Sekhemkhet namedAfter Sekhemkhet
Netjerikhet successor Sekhemkhet
Nimaathap possibleChild Sekhemkhet
Sekhemkhet throneName Sekhemkhet self-link