10: Userkaf & the Sun Temples

New Dynasty, New Me. Around 2490 BCE, a new lineage held royal power. Khentykaus I and her son, Userkaf, had established a new household. Now, the next generations of rulers had some interesting innovations in religion and monuments... Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.net. Website at www.egyptianhistorypodcast.com. Support the show at www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast. Make a one-time donation via PayPal payments. Select Bibliography: Bárta, M., Nuzzolo, M., & Krejčí, J. (2021). The rise and development of the solar cult and architecture in ancient Egypt. Nuzzolo, M. (2018). The Fifth Dynasty sun temples: Kingship, architecture and religion in third millennium BC Egypt. Nuzzolo, M. (2021). Abu Ghurab. In M. Bárta & V. Brůna (Eds.), The pyramid fields of ancient Egypt: A satellite atlas (pp. 60--69). Nuzzolo, M. (2024). A new seal-impression of king Shepseskara and the Fifth Dynasty chronology. Egypt and the Levant, 34, 393--418. https://doi.org/10.1553/AEundL34s393 Verner, M. (2013). Temple of the World: Sanctuaries, Cults, and Mysteries of Ancient Egypt. Verner, M. (2014). Sons of the Sun: Rise and Decline of the Fifth Dynasty. Verner, M. (2017). Abusir: The necropolis of the sons of the sun. https://doi.org/10.5743/cairo/9789774167904.001.0001 Verner, M. (2020). The Pyramids: The Archaeology and History of Egypt’s Iconic Monuments (2nd ed.). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices