Userkaf

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Fifth Dynasty pharaoh King of Upper and Lower Egypt ancient Egyptian pharaoh

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 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sahure →	father
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt →	hasPharaoh
Old Kingdom of Egypt →	notableRuler
Sahure →	predecessor
Userkaf →	throneName