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Where did the royal palace "Extolled is Sahure's beauty" lie?

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2011

Abstract

Some recently discovered inscriptions from Abusir coming from the jar dockets revealed in Raneferef's pyramid complex and from the causeway of Sahure's pyramid complex refer to a hitherto unknown palace of the 5th Dynasty king Sahure, called "Extolled is Sahure's beauty". The wider context of these inscriptions permits the assumption that this palace of Sahure might have lain in the vicinity of Sahure's valley temple and the Lake of Abusir which at that time extended between Abusir, North Saqqara and Memphis.