RELIGN M132 Chapter Notes - Chapter N/A: Sed Festival, Abu Rawash, Nyuserre Ini

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The remains of khufu"s pyramid temple measure 40. 4 x 52. 5 m3 (fig. It has an open court with basalt paving similar to the pyramid temples of the fifth dynasty, including rose belonging to userkaf, sahure, and niuserre, 4 and bases for granite pillars that once surrounded the court. Basalt paving exposed in nazlet el-samman is presumably the remains of khufu"s valley temple, 1 1 which could also have been decorated with fine limestone reliefs. The excavated reliefs at giza attributed to khufu"s and khafre"s pyramid complexes are generally carved in low relief from fine quality limestone. A relief fragment from the debris norrh of queen"s pyramid gl-a (mfa 24-12-57, size 14 x 15. 3 cm), is assigned ro either khufu"s pyramid temple ot a queen"s chapel (see fig. 1 7 it depicts a female and male identified as khufu [] and hor [], who were thought to be childten of. Khufu, hordjedef possibly being the owner of mastaba.

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