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Fifth Dynasty sun temples and the institutionalization of the solar cult (c. 2494–2345 BCE)

Fifth Dynasty sun temples and the institutionalization of the solar cult (c. 2494–2345 BCE)

  1. Sahure’s sun temple Sekhetre is attested

    Labels: Sahure, Sekhetre, Royal annals
  2. Neferefre’s sun temple Hetepre is attested

    Labels: Neferefre, Hetepre, Solar foundation
  3. Djedkare Isesi ends the sun-temple building tradition

    Labels: Djedkare Isesi, Religious shift, Osiris
  4. Abusir papyri document institutional temple administration

    Labels: Abusir papyri, Temple administration, Neferirkare archive
  5. German excavations uncover Nyuserre’s sun temple remains

    Labels: Borchardt, Abu Ghurab, German excavations
  6. Renewed Abu Ghurab fieldwork exposes a valley temple sector

    Labels: Abu Ghurab, Valley temple, Nyuserre