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Sahure
- Reign
- c. 2490–2475 (2471–2458) BC
- Other names
- Neb-khau, Sephres
- Dynasty
- 5th Dynasty
- Period
- Old Kingdom, c. 2700–2200 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Sahure is listed in the king list under ‘5th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Old Kingdom (c. 2700–2200 BC). Reign: c. 2490–2475 (2471–2458) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. Other recorded names: Neb-khau, Sephres.
What is known about Sahure
Pyramid at Abusir, sun temple (lost). Expeditions to Sinai and Nubia, trade with the Near East, possibly war against the Libyans.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Old Kingdom
The age of the pyramids: a powerful centralised state organises labour and raw materials on an unprecedented scale. The king is regarded as the son of the sun god Ra.
- c. 2600 BCPyramid of Khufu at Giza, originally 146.6 m high: the only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still standing.
- c. 2560 BCPyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza.
- c. 2470 BC5th Dynasty: sun temples for the god Ra; Sahure sends an expedition to Punt, the land of incense.
- c. 2350 BCPyramid Texts in the pyramid of Unas: the oldest known collection of religious texts from Egypt.
More about this period: Old Kingdom
5th Dynasty: all rulers
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