Fifth Dynasty of Egypt

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Ancient Egyptian dynasty dynasty

The Fifth Dynasty of Egypt was a pharaonic line of the Old Kingdom era known for consolidating solar cult worship and commissioning major pyramid and sun temple constructions.

Aliases (1)

Fifth Dynasty ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ancient Egyptian dynasty → dynasty →
associatedDeity	Osiris → Ra →
capital	Memphis →
culturalDevelopment	increased power of priesthood of Ra → standardization of royal titulary →
dynasticNumber	5 →
economicActivity	expeditions to Sinai → trade with Punt →
endTime	c. 2345 BC →
era	Old Kingdom →
followedBy	Sixth Dynasty of Egypt →
follows	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →
governmentType	absolute monarchy →
hasPharaoh	Djedkare Isesi → Menkauhor Kaiu → Neferefre → Neferirkare Kakai → Nyuserre Ini → Sahure → Shepseskare → Unas → Userkaf →
hasRoyalNecropolis	Abusir → Saqqara →
knownFor	Pyramid Texts inscriptions → consolidation of the solar cult of Ra → construction of sun temples → development of royal funerary cults → pyramid construction at Saqqara and Abusir →
language	Egyptian language →
locatedIn	Ancient Egypt →
militaryActivity	campaigns in the Levant →
notableConstruction	Pyramid of Djedkare Isesi → Pyramid of Neferefre → Pyramid of Neferirkare → Pyramid of Nyuserre → Pyramid of Sahure → Pyramid of Unas → Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab → Sun Temple of Userkaf at Abusir →
partOf	Old Kingdom of Egypt →
precededBy	Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion →
sourceOfKnowledge	Manetho’s Aegyptiaca → Palermo Stone → South Saqqara Stone →
startTime	c. 2494 BC →
succeededBy	Sixth Dynasty of Egypt →
writingSystem	Egyptian hieroglyphs →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abu Sir necropolis → Userkaf →	dynasty
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt →	followedBy
Sixth Dynasty of Egypt →	follows
Abu Sir necropolis ("Fifth Dynasty") →	mainDevelopmentPeriod
Sahure →	memberOfDynasty
Old Kingdom of Egypt →	rulingDynasty