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Abusir
Pyramids from Saqqara |
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pyramids of the Fifth Dynasty at Abusir are much more modest
than the massive edifaces at Giza but this does not mean that
the kingdom was any less wealthy or powerful. It is clear, how-ever,
that wealth and power were more spread out than in earlier days.
This is evident in the tombs of the court nobility and local
lords who administered the country on the pharaoh’s behalf.
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Pyramid
of Sahure. The pyramid and causeway from the site of the Valley
Temple |
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tombs of selected courtiers such as Ptahshepses, the royal manicurist
and hairstylist who rose to the rank of vizier during the Fifth
Dynasty, are found near those of their masters. |
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Mastaba
of Ptahshepses |
Ptahshepses
sarcophagus |
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Merril |
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Altar
of Re' at Abu Ghurob |
Desert
Riders |
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Saqqara |
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Kiosk
of Willie |
Mastaba
of Ti |
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Masalamma. |
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