Sun Temple of Userkaf

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Egyptian sun temple archaeological site

The Sun Temple of Userkaf was an Old Kingdom solar cult complex built by Pharaoh Userkaf at Abu Ghurab, dedicated to the sun god Ra and serving as a prototype for later sun temples.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Sun Temple of Userkaf at Abu Ghurab 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian sun temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus ruined ⓘ
architecturalType temple complex ⓘ
associatedDeityAspect solar aspect of Ra ⓘ
associatedWith royal ideology of the Fifth Dynasty ⓘ
belongsToCategory Ancient Egyptian temples ⓘ
Archaeological sites in Giza Governorate ⓘ
Sun temples of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
builtBy Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtFor Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
constructionStart reign of Userkaf ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
culture Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedicatedTo Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
dedication solar cult ⓘ
discoveredBy modern archaeologists in 19th–20th centuries ⓘ
dynasty Fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
function ritual site for Ra worship ⓘ
royal solar cult center ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Solar temple of Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sun sanctuary of Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDeity Ra NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature altar ⓘ
causeway ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ
cultic installations ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ
obelisks or sun-symbolic structures ⓘ
open solar court ⓘ
storage and service buildings ⓘ
valley temple ⓘ
hasNameInEnglish Sun Temple of Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Abu Ghurab NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
material mudbrick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
near Abusir necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
period Old Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
pharaohPatron Userkaf NERFINISHED ⓘ
prototypeFor later Egyptian sun temples ⓘ
religion Ancient Egyptian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance earliest known Fifth Dynasty sun temple ⓘ
model for subsequent sun temples at Abu Ghurab ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

sun temple of Niuserre (probable location nearby) → relatedTo → Sun Temple of Userkaf ⓘ
subject surface form: Sun Temple of Niuserre
Sun Temple of Nyuserre at Abu Ghurab → nearbySite → Sun Temple of Userkaf ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sun Temple of Userkaf at Abu Ghurab