Sahure
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Sahure was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty, best known for his pyramid complex at Abusir and for overseeing a period of prosperous trade and artistic development in the Old Kingdom.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sahure canonical | 13 |
| Pharaoh Sahure | 1 |
| Sahure (possible) | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian pharaoh
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| artStyle | highly refined Old Kingdom relief style ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ra ⓘ |
| attestedBy |
Palermo Stone
ⓘ
reliefs in his mortuary temple at Abusir ⓘ royal annals of the Fifth Dynasty ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Pyramid of Sahure
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid of Sahure at Abusir
|
| capital |
ancient city of Memphis
ⓘ
surface form:
Memphis (ancient Egypt)
|
| causewayDecoratedWith | reliefs of naval and trade expeditions ⓘ |
| child |
Neferirkare Kakai
ⓘ
surface form:
Neferirkare Kakai (probable)
Netjerirenre (probable) ⓘ |
| commissioned |
sun temple at Abu Ghurab
ⓘ
surface form:
sun temple at Abusir (disputed/uncertain)
|
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| cultCenter |
Abu Sir necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abusir
|
| era | early Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| father | Userkaf ⓘ |
| hasPyramidComplexAt |
Abu Sir necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abusir
|
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
artistic development in the Old Kingdom ⓘ high-quality relief decoration ⓘ naval expeditions ⓘ prosperous trade expeditions ⓘ Abu Sir necropolis ⓘ
surface form:
pyramid complex at Abusir
|
| launchedExpeditionTo |
Byblos
ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ Punt ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai
|
| legacy | model for later Fifth Dynasty pyramid complexes ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| militaryCampaignsIn | Libya ⓘ |
| mortuaryTempleLocation | east side of his pyramid at Abusir ⓘ |
| nomen | Sahure self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Pyramid of Sahure
ⓘ
surface form:
Pyramid complex of Sahure
|
| positionHeld | Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ |
| praenomen | Sahure self-link ⓘ |
| praenomenMeaning | He who is close to Re ⓘ |
| predecessor | Userkaf ⓘ |
| pyramidLocation |
Abu Sir necropolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Abusir necropolis
|
| pyramidName |
Pyramid Texts
ⓘ
surface form:
The Rising of the Ba of Sahure (approximate translation)
|
| reignEndApprox | 25th century BCE ⓘ |
| reignInPeriod | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| reignStartApprox | 25th century BCE ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| spouse | Meretnebty (probable) ⓘ |
| successor | Neferirkare Kakai ⓘ |
| tradeWith |
Byblos
ⓘ
Nubia ⓘ Punt ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pharaoh Sahure
this entity surface form:
Sahure (possible)
subject surface form:
Netjerirenre