Neferirkare Kakai

E272267

Fifth Dynasty pharaoh ancient Egyptian pharaoh

Neferirkare Kakai was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, known for his pyramid complex at Abusir and for helping consolidate the solar cult centered on the sun god Ra.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Neferirkare Kakai canonical	17
Neferirkare	2
Neferirkare Kakai (possible)	1
Neferirkare Kakai (probable)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Fifth Dynasty pharaoh ⓘ ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ
associatedDeity	Ra ⓘ
attestedIn	Abusir Papyri ⓘ surface form: Abusir papyri
burialComplexFeatures	causeway and mortuary temple at Abusir ⓘ
burialMonumentType	pyramid ⓘ
burialNecropolis	Memphis necropolis ⓘ
burialPlace	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir
century	24th century BCE ⓘ 25th century BCE ⓘ
child	Neferefre ⓘ Nyuserre Ini ⓘ
country	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
cultCenter	Heliopolis ⓘ
dynasty	Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
era	Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
father	Userkaf ⓘ
governmentType	absolute monarchy ⓘ
hasPyramidComplex	Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ surface form: Pyramid of Neferirkare
knownFor	consolidation of the solar cult of Ra ⓘ construction of a large pyramid complex at Abusir ⓘ
knownFrom	royal inscriptions ⓘ seal impressions ⓘ statues ⓘ
monumentalBuildingProgram	pyramid complex at Abusir ⓘ
nomen	Kakai ⓘ
notableAdministrativeEvidence	Abusir papyri documenting temple administration ⓘ
possibleFather	Sahure ⓘ
praenomen	Neferirkare Kakai self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Neferirkare
predecessor	Sahure ⓘ
promotedCultOf	Ra ⓘ
pyramidConstructionMaterial	limestone core with casing stones ⓘ
pyramidLocation	Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ surface form: Abusir
pyramidStateOfPreservation	ruined ⓘ
regionRuled	Nile Valley ⓘ
reignEnd	c. 2455 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	c. 2475 BCE ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
royalHouse	House of Userkaf ⓘ
solarCultRole	strengthened royal association with the sun god Ra ⓘ
spouse	Khentkaus II ⓘ
successor	Neferefre ⓘ
successorType	hereditary succession ⓘ
templeType	sun temple ⓘ
throneNameMeaning	"Beautiful is the Ka of Ra" ⓘ
title	King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ Son of Ra ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

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

Userkaf → possibleChild → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → hasPharaoh → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Sahure → successor → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Sahure → child → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neferirkare Kakai (probable)

Abusir Papyri → associatedWithKing → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → builtFor → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → dedicatedTo → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → owner → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Neferirkare Kakai → namedAfter → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II → spouseOfOwner → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Pyramid of Queen Khentkaus II → associatedPharaoh → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Khentkaus I → child → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neferirkare Kakai (possible)

Eighth Dynasty of Egypt → hasPharaoh → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neferirkare

House of Userkaf → notableMember → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Shepseskare → predecessor → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Shepseskare → possibleFather → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Neferirkare Kakai → praenomen → Neferirkare Kakai self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neferirkare

Neferefre → father → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Neferefre → predecessor → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Nyuserre Ini → predecessor → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ

Nyuserre Ini → father → Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ