Userkaf

E49148

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.

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Label Occurrences
Userkaf canonical 22
Userkaf (possible) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Fifth Dynasty pharaoh
King of Upper and Lower Egypt
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
associatedWithCult Ennead of Heliopolis
surface form: solar cult of Ra
attestedInSource Abydos King List
Manetho
surface form: Manetho’s Aegyptiaca

Saqqara King List
Turin King List
burialMonumentType pyramid complex
burialPlace Saqqara necropolis
surface form: 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 family
surface form: 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
Pyramid of Userkaf
surface form: cult pyramid of Userkaf

Pyramid of Userkaf
surface form: mortuary temple of Userkaf
pyramidLocation Saqqara necropolis
surface form: 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
surface form: ancient Egyptian religion
royalHouse House of Userkaf
ruledRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
spouse Neferhetepes II
successor Sahure
throneName Userkaf self-link
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Lord of the Two Lands

Referenced by (23)

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

Userkaf throneName Userkaf self-link
Sahure father Userkaf
Sahure predecessor Userkaf
sun temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) namedAfter Userkaf
subject surface form: Sun Temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby)
sun temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby) associatedRuler Userkaf
subject surface form: Sun Temple of Userkaf (probable location nearby)
Pyramid of Userkaf builtFor Userkaf
Pyramid of Userkaf builder Userkaf
Pyramid of Userkaf hasOwner Userkaf
Shepseskaf successor Userkaf
Shepseskaf succeededBy Userkaf
Khentkaus I spouse Userkaf
this entity surface form: Userkaf (possible)
Wsr-kꜢ.f isPraenomenOf Userkaf
Wsr-kꜢ.f isThroneNameOf Userkaf
Wsr-kꜢ.f usedBy Userkaf
mortuary temple at Saqqara associatedRuler Userkaf
subject surface form: Mortuary Temple at Saqqara
Neferhetepes II spouse Userkaf
Neferhetepes II relative Userkaf
House of Userkaf foundedBy Userkaf
House of Userkaf namedAfter Userkaf
Neferirkare Kakai father Userkaf