Sahure’s expeditions to Sinai
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Sahure’s expeditions to Sinai were Old Kingdom royal journeys to the Sinai Peninsula, primarily to secure valuable resources such as copper and turquoise for ancient Egypt.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian royal expedition
ⓘ
Old Kingdom expedition ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
asserting Egyptian control over Sinai
ⓘ
securing mineral resources ⓘ supporting royal building projects ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Hathor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Sinai deities ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Sneferu’s expeditions to Sinai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Pepi I’s expeditions to Sinai ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
reliefs depicting Sahure smiting enemies in Sinai
ⓘ
rock inscriptions at Wadi Maghara ⓘ |
| hasEconomicAspect |
supply of metals for tools and weapons
ⓘ
supply of turquoise for jewelry and inlay ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
acquisition of prestige goods for the royal court
ⓘ
increased Egyptian presence in Sinai mining zones ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Egyptian miners
ⓘ
Egyptian officials ⓘ Egyptian soldiers ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect | display of royal power in foreign territory ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryPurpose |
acquisition of copper
ⓘ
acquisition of turquoise ⓘ |
| involved |
overland routes across Sinai
ⓘ
temporary mining camps in Sinai ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Sahure’s mortuary temple reliefs ⓘ |
| logisticallySupportedBy | Egyptian Nile Valley settlements ⓘ |
| occurredDuring | Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occurredDuringReignOf | Sahure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | royal administration of Sahure ⓘ |
| partOf | Egyptian exploitation of Red Sea and Sinai resources ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Egyptian mining activities in Sinai
ⓘ
royal building program of Sahure at Abusir ⓘ |
| resourceExtracted |
copper ore
ⓘ
stone for tools ⓘ turquoise ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Sahure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 5th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
Serabit el-Khadim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadi Maghara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfActivity | state-sponsored mining expedition ⓘ |
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