: Dynastic Periods: Old Kingdom: Sahure

Rule 5th Dynasty: 2458 - 2446 BC. Predecessor Father Userkaf Mother Neferhetepes II Nomen Birth name: Sahure: He who is close to Ra Consorts Neferetnebty Capital city Memphis Reign During Sahure's reign expeditions were sent to Byblos in Lebanon, reliefs in his mortuary and valley temple depict a counting of foreigners and the return of a fleet, with a huge cedar tree He also sent the first documented expedition to the land of Punt, inscriptions depicts king Sahure cultivating two potted myrrh tree brought from Punt in his garden. Another inscription depict four cargo ships bringing goods from a foreign expedition to Punt, namely dogs, monkeys and myrrh trees. Due to this naval activity, Sahure is credited with establishing the first Egyptian navy. He also led a campaign against the Libyans in the north-western desert, which yielded cattle, and showed Sahure smiting the local enemies He quarried for turquoise in Sinai at Wadi Maghara, along with the diorite quarries in Nubia Sahure also built a sun temple as most of the other 5th Dynasty Pharaohs, but it's location has not been discovered. The textual evidence shows that this temple was named Sekhet-Ra, meaning "The Fields of Ra" Burial Sahure was responsible for the construction of the best preserved of the 5th Dynasty pyramid at Abusir Successor Sahure's successor to the throne was not his eldest son and intended heir Netjerirenre, but rather his brother Neferirkare usurped the throne at the expense of his nephew Netjerirenre, who was apparently still a child at Sahure's death Wikipedia Sahure

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