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.

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All labels observed (2)

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.

Old Kingdom of Egypt → notableRuler → Userkaf ⓘ
Userkaf → throneName → Userkaf self-link ⓘ
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt → hasPharaoh → Userkaf ⓘ
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 ⓘ
House of Userkaf → notableMember → Userkaf ⓘ
Neferirkare Kakai → father → Userkaf ⓘ