Unas Pyramid complex
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The Unas Pyramid complex is an Old Kingdom royal funerary complex at Saqqara notable for containing the earliest known Pyramid Texts inscribed in its burial chambers.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pyramid complex
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royal funerary complex ⓘ |
| approximateDate | 24th century BCE ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Saqqara necropolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseLength | approximately 57.5 meters per side ⓘ |
| builtFor | Pharaoh Unas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceOf | Unas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | causeway leading to valley temple on Nile floodplain ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
NERFINISHED
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reign of Unas ⓘ |
| contains | Pyramid Texts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| entranceLocation | north face of the pyramid ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Gaston Maspero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1881 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
decorated sarcophagus chamber
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granite-lined burial chamber ⓘ inscribed burial chambers ⓘ limestone casing blocks (largely lost) ⓘ relief-decorated causeway walls ⓘ scenes of daily life and tribute on causeway ⓘ star-painted ceiling in burial chamber ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Pyramid of Unas
NERFINISHED
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causeway of Unas ⓘ chapels ⓘ courtyards ⓘ cult pyramid of Unas ⓘ enclosure wall ⓘ mortuary temple of Unas NERFINISHED ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ subsidiary tombs ⓘ valley temple of Unas ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur" ⓘ |
| influenced | later Pyramid Texts in Sixth Dynasty pyramids ⓘ |
| inscriptionsLanguage | Old Egyptian ⓘ |
| inscriptionsScript | hieroglyphs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Memphis necropolis
NERFINISHED
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Saqqara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | earliest known Pyramid Texts ⓘ |
| orientation | cardinal directions ⓘ |
| originalHeight | approximately 43 meters ⓘ |
| partOf | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pyramidNameInAncientEgyptian | Nefer Isut Unas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pyramidNameMeaning | Beautiful are the places of Unas ⓘ |
| pyramidType | step-internal core with smooth outer casing ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
facilitating king’s afterlife and union with gods
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royal mortuary cult of Unas ⓘ |
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