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Old Kingdom · 5th Dynasty
Userkaf
- Reign
- c. 2500–2490 (2479–2471) BC
- Other names
- Hor-iry-maat, Usercheres
- Dynasty
- 5th Dynasty
- Period
- Old Kingdom, c. 2700–2200 BC
- Capital at the time
- Memphis
Userkaf is listed in the king list under ‘5th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Old Kingdom (c. 2700–2200 BC). Reign: c. 2500–2490 (2479–2471) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. Other recorded names: Hor-iry-maat, Usercheres.
What is known about Userkaf
Pyramid at Saqqara, sun temple at Abusir.
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. 2640 BCSneferu builds three pyramids and makes the transition from the step pyramid to the true pyramid (Red Pyramid at Dahshur).
- 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.
More about this period: Old Kingdom
5th Dynasty: all rulers
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