Old Kingdom Egypt - Fifth Dynasty

Fifth Dynasty Pharaohs

Sahure, 2487 - 2475 B.C.

The second king of the 5th Dynasty established the Egyptian navy and sent a fleet to Punt and traded with Palestine. His pyramid has colonnaded courts and reliefs of his naval fleet, but his military career consisted mostly of campaigns against the Libyans in the western desert.

Nyuserre, 2445 - 2421 B.C.

Nyuserre was the sixth king of the fifth dynasty. He is famous for both his solar temple at Abu Gorab and his pyramid at Abu Sir. The reliefs in the burial chamber of his pyramid describe his military campaigns against Libyan rivals in the Western Desert and against the Asiatics in Sinai. He left an inscription at Wadi Maghara which served as a guide to the mineral mines of the region. His two wives, Reputneb and Khentikus, were buried near him at Abu Sir.

Unas, 2375 - 2345 B.C.

Unas was the ninth king of the 5th Dynasty. During his reign, successful trade expeditions were conducted with neighboring nations. An inscription raised at Elephantine shows a giraffe that was brought to Egypt with other exotic animals for ancient Egyptians during his reign.

The king was buried in Saqqara. His pyramid was the first to carry inscriptions. The inscriptions were religious spells designed to safeguard him in the afterlife. These texts later became known as the famous "Pyramid Texts".

	Fifth Dynasty Pharaohs

	Sahure, 2487 - 2475 B.C. The second king of the 5th Dynasty established the Egyptian navy and sent a fleet to Punt and traded with Palestine. His pyramid has colonnaded courts and reliefs of his naval fleet, but his military career consisted mostly of campaigns against the Libyans in the western desert.





	Nyuserre, 2445 - 2421 B.C. Nyuserre was the sixth king of the fifth dynasty. He is famous for both his solar temple at Abu Gorab and his pyramid at Abu Sir. The reliefs in the burial chamber of his pyramid describe his military campaigns against Libyan rivals in the Western Desert and against the Asiatics in Sinai. He left an inscription at Wadi Maghara which served as a guide to the mineral mines of the region. His two wives, Reputneb and Khentikus, were buried near him at Abu Sir.






	Unas, 2375 - 2345 B.C. Unas was the ninth king of the 5th Dynasty. During his reign, successful trade expeditions were conducted with neighboring nations. An inscription raised at Elephantine shows a giraffe that was brought to Egypt with other exotic animals for ancient Egyptians during his reign. The king was buried in Saqqara. His pyramid was the first to carry inscriptions. The inscriptions were religious spells designed to safeguard him in the afterlife. These texts later became known as the famous "Pyramid Texts".