Userkaf

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Userkaf was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, best known for initiating the construction of sun temples and helping establish the prominence of the solar cult of Ra.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Fifth Dynasty pharaoh
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedWithCult solar cult of Ra
attestedInSource Abydos King List
Manetho’s Aegyptiaca
Saqqara King List
Turin King List
burialMonumentType pyramid complex
burialPlace Saqqara
capitalCityDuringReign Memphis
child Sahure
cultCenterAfterDeath mortuary temple at Saqqara
dynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
era Third Millennium BC
hasPyramid Pyramid of Userkaf
initiatedConstructionOf sun temple at Abu Ghurab
kingdom Kingdom of Egypt
knownFor building a sun temple at Abu Ghurab
constructing a pyramid complex at Saqqara
founding the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
promoting the state cult of Ra
language Egyptian language
nameMeaning His Ka is powerful
possibleChild Khentkaus I
Neferirkare Kakai
possibleSpouse Khentkaus I
praenomenTransliteration Wsr-kꜢ.f
predecessor Shepseskaf
promotedDeity Ra
pyramidAssociatedStructure causeway of Userkaf
cult pyramid of Userkaf
mortuary temple of Userkaf
pyramidLocation Saqqara
pyramidType step pyramid core with casing
reignApproximateEnd c. 2487 BC
reignApproximateStart c. 2494 BC
reignedInPeriod Old Kingdom of Egypt
reignLengthApproximate 7 years
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse House of Userkaf
ruledRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
spouse Neferhetepes II
successor Sahure
throneName Userkaf
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Lord of the Two Lands


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